Lexical Definition

‎עִיר שֶׁמֶשׁ‎ ʻÎyr Shemesh (eer sheh'-mesh) Ir-shemesh ^N:N--L
from ‎עִיר‎ and ‎שֶׁמֶשׁ‎; city of the sun

Irshemesh.

• § Ir-shemesh = "city of the sun-god"
• Ir-Shemesh, a place in Palestine

1) a city in Dan; probably the same as 'Beth-shemesh'

Extended Information

spelling of: בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ

• Ir-shemesh = "city of the sun-god"
• Another spelling of bet she.mesh (‎ב‎ֵּ‎ית‎ ‎ש‎ֶׁ֫‎מ‎ֶ‎ש‎ׁ "Beth-shemesh" בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ

‎עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ‎ proper name, of a location (city of the sun(-god)), assigned to Dan Josh 19:41 (P), = ‎׳‎‎בֵּית שׁ‎ q. v.; πόλεις Σαμμαυς, A ᵐ5^L πόλις Σαμες.

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