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En-shemesh

עֵין שֶׁ֫מֶשׁStrong’s H5885

en shemesh (en she-mesh)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

En shemesh is the Hebrew word usually translated “en” and “shemesh”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:”
Joshua 15:7 KJV
Meaning
  1. § En-shemesh = "fountain of the sun"
How it's translated
  • en 2
  • shemesh 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Joshua 2

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Hebrew dictionary

עֵין שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ en shemesh · En-shemesh

§ En-shemesh = "fountain of the sun" a spring on the boundary of Judah on the south and Benjamin on the north

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.