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Ir-shemesh

עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁStrong’s H5905

ir shemesh (ir she-mesh)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Ir shemesh is the Hebrew word usually translated “ir-” and “shemesh”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,”
Joshua 19:41 KJV
Meaning
  1. Ir-shemesh = "city of the sun-god"
How it's translated
  • and ir- 1
  • shemesh 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Joshua 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ ir shemesh · Ir-shemesh

    Ir-shemesh = "city of the sun-god" a city in Dan; probably the same as 'Beth-shemesh' Another spelling of bet she.mesh (בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ "Beth-shemesh" H1053)

    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.