Strong’s H5885 · Hebrew
עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ
ʻÊyn Shemesh
ane sheh'-mesh
Definition
En-Shemesh, a place in Palestine
Etymology
from H5869 (עַיִן) and H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ); fountain of the sun;
Where the KJV renders it
- Enshemesh
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