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עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ H5885
H5885 is the Hebrew word עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ, transliterated ʻÊyn Shemesh and said ane sheh'-mesh. The King James Version most often renders it enshemesh.
What it means
En-Shemesh, a place in Palestine.
Where it comes from
from H5869 (עַיִן) and H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ); fountain of the sun.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Enshemesh.
Verses using עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ
All 2 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 15:7 · KJV
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 18:17 · KJV
And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
Common questions
What does Strong's H5885 mean?
H5885 is the Hebrew word עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ (ʻÊyn Shemesh), meaning En-Shemesh, a place in Palestine.
How is H5885 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it enshemesh (2 times).
How many times does H5885 appear in the Bible?
עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ (ʻÊyn Shemesh) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5885 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5869 (עַיִן) and H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ); fountain of the sun.
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