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ʿīr šāmeš עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ ‘Ir-shemesh’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿīr עִיר ‘excitement / city’ and šemeš שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ ‘sun’
Roots: עיר ער עיר שׁמשׁ

ʿīr šāmeš pr n loc
Ir-shemesh = "city of the sun-god"
1) a city in Dan; probably the same as 'Beth-shemesh'

Mentioned in Joshua 19:41

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