Lexicon
שְׁמַשׁ
she.mesh
H8122
A:N-M Hebrew

sun

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she.mesh denotes the sun, attested once in a verse concerning an unchangeable royal statute.

The attested form identifies the sun; in Daniel 6:15 it occurs within the verse where men tell the king that a Medo-Persian interdict or statute cannot be changed, though the supplied translation does not isolate its contribution.

Senses in use

  1. The sun in a single attestation · dominant

    In Daniel 6:15, the determined singular noun occurs in the verse where men address the king about an interdict or statute that may not be changed. The APB renders the surrounding statement, “no interdict or statute that the king establishes may be changed,” but does not provide a one-to-one rendering for this noun.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 6:15, the APB translation presents the royal-law discussion but does not make a distinct English rendering of the term identifiable.

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