Shemesh Explained

Shemesh means "Sun" in Hebrew. It may also refer to:

People

• Chaim Shavesh, South African born,
• Shavesh (unknown)

Sports clubs

• Bet Shemesh Blue Sox, Israeli baseball team from Bet Shemesh
• Hapoel Beit Shemesh F.C., Israeli football club based at Beit Shemesh
• Ironi Beit Shemesh F.C., Israeli football club based in Beit Shemesh

Locations

• Beit Shemesh, Israeli pre-Biblical city
• Beth Shemesh, name of three distinct biblical places in Israel and one location in Egypt also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
• Givat Shemesh, village and drug rehabilitation centre in central Israel
• Ramat Beit Shemesh, neighborhood of Beit Shemesh, Israel

Other

• Beit Shemesh Railway Station, Israel Railways station in Beit Shemesh, Israel
• Shamash, solar deity in ancient Semitic religion
• Shapash (redirect from Shemesh (Canaanite goddess)), was the Canaanite goddess of the sun, daughter of El and Asherah
• Shemesh (TV series), Israeli sitcom produced by Teddy Productions and aired on Israeli Channel 2 from 1997 to 2004