- Original: עיר שׁמשׁ - Transliteration: `Iyr Shemesh - Phonetic: eer sheh'-mesh - Definition: Ir-shemesh = city of the sun-god 1. a city in Dan; probably the same as 'Beth-shemesh' - Origin: from H5892 and H8121 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: From H5892 and H8121 ; city of the sun; Ir-Shemesh a place in Palestine: - Ir-shemesh. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Ir, 1 Joshua 19:41