Genesis 15:12
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
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Sun
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Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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35 occurrences in 32 verses.
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This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.
Genesis
66 verses
Exodus
44 verses
Leviticus
11 verses
Numbers
22 verses
Deuteronomy
88 verses
Joshua
76 verses
Judges
55 verses
1 Samuel
11 verses
2 Samuel
55 verses
1 Kings
11 verses
2 Kings
43 verses
2 Chronicles
11 verses
Nehemiah
11 verses
Job
44 verses
Psalms
1414 verses
Ecclesiastes
3532 verses
Song of Solomon
22 verses
Isaiah
1210 verses
Jeremiah
33 verses
Ezekiel
22 verses
Daniel
11 verses
Joel
33 verses
Amos
11 verses
Jonah
21 verses
Micah
11 verses
Nahum
11 verses
Habakkuk
11 verses
Malachi
22 verses
Matthew
55 verses
Mark
44 verses
Luke
33 verses
Acts
44 verses
1 Corinthians
11 verses
Ephesians
11 verses
James
11 verses
Revelation
1111 verses
Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh · sheh'-mesh
119 times translated as this KJV form121 total Strong's occurrences
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Strong's KJV usage: east side(-ward), sun (rising), west(-ward), window. See also 1053.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 15:12Strong's last: Malachi 4:2
Open full H8121 profile →ἥλιος
hḗlios · hay'-lee-os
30 times translated as this KJV form30 total Strong's occurrences
the sun; by implication, light
Strong's KJV usage: :--+ east, sun.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 5:45Strong's last: Revelation 22:5
Open full G2246 profile →חַמָּה
chammâh · kham-maw'
5 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
heat; by implication, the sun
Strong's KJV usage: heat, sun.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Job 30:28Strong's last: Isaiah 30:26
Open full H2535 profile →חֶרֶס
chereç · kheh'-res
3 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
the sun
Strong's KJV usage: sun.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Judges 8:13Strong's last: Job 9:7
Open full H2775 profile →אוֹר
ʼôwr · ore
1 times translated as this KJV form123 total Strong's occurrences
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
Strong's KJV usage: bright, clear, day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
Strong's first: Job 31:26Strong's last: Job 31:26
Open full H216 profile →שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh · sheh'-mesh
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
the sun
Strong's KJV usage: sun.
Strong's first: Daniel 6:14Strong's last: Daniel 6:14
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H8121
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
H8121
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
H8121
Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
H8121
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
H8121
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
H8121
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
H8121
This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
H8121
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
H8121
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
H8121
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
English meaning and historical usage.
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sun
SUN, noun
1. The splendid orb or luminary which, being in or near the center of our system of worlds, gives light and heat to all the planets. The light of the sun constitutes the day, and the darkness which proceeds form its absence, or the shade of the earth, constitutes the night. Psalms 136:8.
2. In popular usage, a sunny place; a place where the beams of the sun fall; as, to stand in the sun that is, to stand where the direct rays of the sun fall.
3. Any thing eminently splendid or luminous; that which is the chief source of light or honor. The natives of America complain that the sun of their glory is set.
I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignty to posterity.
4. In Scripture, Christ is called the sun of righteousness, as the source of light, animation and comfort to his disciples.
5. The luminary or orb which constitutes the center of any system of worlds. The fixed stars are supposed to be suns in their respective systems.
Under the sun in the world; on earth; a proverbial expression.
There is no new thing under the sun Ecclesiastes 1:3.
SUN, verb transitive To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the light of the sun; to insolate; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.
--Then to sun thyself in open air.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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