שֶׁמֶשׁ (šemeš) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning sun. It appears
134 times
in 28 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8121).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2417a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2417a)sun; toward sun-rise, East; pinnacle, glittering, shining; ray, battlement; east side, east sideward, west, westward, window
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שֶׁ֫מֶשׁnoun, feminine: sun
1.sun
2.of direction: toward sun-rise, = East
3.object of worship
4.other phrase
5.pinnacle, as glittering, shining
Strong's H8121שֶׁמֶשׁ: the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement KJV:east side(-ward), sun (rising), west(-ward), window. See also H1053.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2417: שׁמשׁšmš — Root of: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ sun