How to Pronounce En Shemesh
en-SHEM-ish
En Shemesh is pronounced en-SHEM-ish (ɛnˈʃɛmɪʃ): three syllables, stress on the second.
What does En Shemesh mean?
En Shemesh means “fountain, or eye, of the sun”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was En Shemesh?
Fountain of the sun a spring which formed one of the landmarks on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin (Josh. 15:7; 18:17). It was between the “ascent of Adummim” and the spring of En-rogel, and hence was on the east of Jerusalem and of the Mount of Olives. It is the modern ‘Ain-Haud i.e., the “well of the apostles” about a mile east of Bethany, the only spring on the road to Jericho. The sun shines on it the whole day long.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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