שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) means “sun” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: sheh'-mesh Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · she.mesh · sun
1) sun 1a) sun 1b) sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction) 1c) sun (as object of illicit worship) 1d) openly, publicly (in other phrases) 1e) pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining)
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from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
KJV glosses: [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the sun | 53 |
| and the sun | 4 |
| as the sun | 4 |
| of the sun | 3 |
| to the sun | 3 |
| when the sun | 3 |
| and when the sun | 2 |
| for the sun | 2 |
| o sun | 2 |
| so the sun | 2 |
| sun | 2 |
| and by the time the sun | 1 |
| and this time the sun | 1 |
| at sunrise | 1 |
| broad daylight | 1 |
| by sunset | 1 |
| by the time the sun | 1 |
| east | 1 |
| from the sun | 1 |
| her sun | 1 |
| i will make the sun | 1 |
| in broad daylight | 1 |
| is a sun | 1 |
| like the sun | 1 |
| long as the sun shines | 1 |
| on the east | 1 |
| or sun | 1 |
| or to the sun | 1 |
| so the sunlight | 1 |
| sunset | 1 |
| the east side | 1 |
| the sun shines | 1 |
| the suns | 1 |
| the sunset | 1 |
| the sunshine | 1 |
| the west | 1 |
| will the sun | 1 |
| your pinnacles | 1 |
| your sun | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the sun | 27 |
| under the sun | 25 |
| of the sun | 14 |
| toward the sunrising | 9 |
| and the sun | 8 |
| and when the sun | 4 |
| as the sun | 2 |
| because the sun | 2 |
| him under the sun | 2 |
| so the sun | 2 |
| to the sun | 2 |
| when the sun | 2 |
| a sun | 1 |
| against the sun | 1 |
| also under the sun | 1 |
| and as soon as the sun | 1 |
| and before the sun | 1 |
| and from the west | 1 |
| and it came to pass that when the sun | 1 |
| and it came to pass when the sun | 1 |
| as soon as the sun | 1 |
| by the east side | 1 |
| by the sun | 1 |
| eastward | 1 |
| for the sun | 1 |
| her sun | 1 |
| if the sun | 1 |
| in the sun | 1 |
| more and behold the sun | 1 |
| neither shall the sun | 1 |
| nor sun | 1 |
| of this sun | 1 |
| on the east side | 1 |
| shall the sun | 1 |
| sun | 1 |
| that i will cause the sun | 1 |
| that the sun | 1 |
| thee under the sun | 1 |
| them before the sun | 1 |
| them either the sun | 1 |
| thy sun | 1 |
| thy windows | 1 |
| until the sun | 1 |
| westward | 1 |
| where the sun | 1 |
| while the sun | 1 |
| ye him sun | 1 |
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Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
Read word by wordAnd he removed from the entrance to the house of the LORD the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court near the chamber of an official named Nathan-melech. And Josiah burned up the chariots of the sun.
Read word by wordThe battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.
Read word by wordAnd I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”
Read word by wordHe is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
Read word by wordtheir voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.5
A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
Read word by wordLike a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 58.9
May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
Read word by wordMay his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
Read word by wordThe day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
Read word by wordFor the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 84.12
his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 89.37
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
Read word by wordThe sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
Read word by wordFrom where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.
Read word by wordThe sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
Read word by wordthe sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.
Read word by wordPraise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
Read word by wordWhat does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
Read word by wordThe sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.
Read word by wordWhat has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
Read word by wordI have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordYet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
Read word by wordSo I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordI hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
Read word by wordAnd who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
Read word by wordSo my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.
Read word by wordFor what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
Read word by wordFurthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Read word by wordAgain I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
Read word by wordBut better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
Read word by wordAgain, I saw futility under the sun.
Read word by wordI saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.
Read word by wordThere is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.12
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.17
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
Read word by wordThe child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
Read word by wordFor who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Read word by wordWisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
Read word by wordAll this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
Read word by wordSo I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
Read word by wordI saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
Read word by wordThis is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.
Read word by wordTheir love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.
Read word by wordEnjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
Read word by wordI saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
Read word by wordI have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
Read word by wordThere is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
Read word by wordLight is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
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