〈ŠU₂〉 rabû ‘west’
〈MAR〉 amurru ‘west’
〈occidens〉 ‘west’
〈ᵈUTU.ŠU₂.A〉 ereb Šamši ‘west’
〈אָחוֹר〉 ʾāḥôr ‘west’
〈מַעֲרָב〉 maʿărāb̲ ‘west’
〈יָם〉 yām ‘west’
מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ
məb̲ôʾ haššemeš
Hebrew noun
Last edited: 2024-11-25| Primary meaning | west |
|---|---|
| Literal translation | setting of the sun |
| Variants | מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ məb̲ôʾ haššemeš |
| Edited by |
west cardinal direction
הֲלֹא־הֵ֜מָּה בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן אַֽחֲרֵי֙ דֶּ֚רֶךְ מְב֣וֹא הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב בָּעֲרָבָ֑ה מ֚וּל הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל אֵ֖צֶל אֵלוֹנֵ֥י מֹרֶֽה׃
hălōʾ-hēmmāh bəʿēb̲er hayyardēn ʾaḥărê derek̲ məb̲ôʾ haššemeš bəʾereṣ hakkənaʿănî hayyōšēb̲ bāʿărāb̲āh mûl haggilgāl ʾēṣel ʾēlônê mōreh.
‘Both are on the other side of the Jordan, beyond the west road that is in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the Arabah—near Gilgal, by the terebinths of Moreh.’
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ (Lemma #2576). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2576/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ (Lemma #2576). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2576/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ (Lemma #2576). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2576/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ (Lemma #2576), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2576/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2576,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2024},
title = {מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ ({Lemma} #2576)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2576/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2576/},
}