HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1053
בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ
bet she.mesh — Beth-shemesh
§ Beth-shemesh = "house of the sun" or "sun-temple" a town in southwest Judah
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Beth-shemesh
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3091
יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
ye.ho.shu.a — Joshua
A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Israel before the Monarchy, first mentioned at Exo.17.9; son of: Nun (H5126); also called Hoshea (KJV: Oshea) at Num.13.8; Jeshua at Neh.8.17; § Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation" 1) son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan 2) a resident of Beth-shemesh on whose land the Ark of the Covenant came to a stop after the Philistines returned it 3) son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration 4) governor of Jerusalem under king Josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of Jerusalem
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בֵּית־הַשִּׁמְשִׁי
bet hash.shim.shi — Bethshemite
Bethshemite or Beth-shemeshite = "house of the sun" an inhabitant of Beth-shemesh Another spelling of bet she.mesh (בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ "Beth-shemesh" H1053)
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עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ
ir she.mesh — 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)
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House of the sun. (1.) A sacerdotal city in the tribe of Dan (Josh. 21:16; 1 Sam. 6:15), on the north border of Judah (Josh. 15:10). It was the scene of an encounter between Jehoash, king of Israel, and Amaziah, king of Judah, in which the latter was made prisoner (2 Kings 14:11, 13). It was afterwards taken by the Philistines (2 Chr. 28:18). It is the modern ruined Arabic village ‘Ain-shems, on the north-west slopes of the mountains of Judah, 14 miles west of Jerusalem. (2.) A city between Dothan and the Jordan, near the southern border of Issachar (Josh. 19:22), 7 1/2 miles south of Beth-shean. It is the modern Ain-esh-Shemsiyeh. (3.) One of the fenced cities of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38), between Mount Tabor and the Jordan. Now Khurbet Shema, 3 miles west of Safed. But perhaps the same as No. 2. (4.) An idol sanctuary in Egypt (Jer. 43:13); called by the Greeks Heliopolis, and by the Egyptians On (q.v.), Gen. 41:45.
Scripture references
Joshua 21:161 Samuel 6:15Joshua 15:102 Kings 14:112 Kings 14:132 Chronicles 28:18Joshua 19:22Joshua 19:38Jeremiah 43:13Genesis 41:45
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.