שֶׁמֶשׁ, c. (b. h.;; v. Gen. I, 16 לממשלת וכ׳, a. Targ. Y. ib. I, 18; cmp. R. Hash. 24ᵇ, quot. in preced.) sun. Taan. 8ᵇ ש׳ בשבת וכ׳ sunshine on the Sabbath is a charity to the poor (who are cheered by it). Pes. 2ᵃ זריחת ש׳ וכ׳, v. זְרִיחָה. Mekh. Mishp., s. 13 (ref. to Ex. XXII, 2) וכי הש׳ עליו וכ׳ did the sun shine on him alone? אלא מה ש׳ שלום וכ׳ but (it means,) as the sun signifies peace to the world, so in this case, if it is sure that he has come in peace (without murderous intentions) &c. Gen. R. s. 58, beg. עד שלא ישקיע הקב"ה שִׁמְשׁוֹ וכ׳ before the Lord causes the sun of one righteous man to set, he causes the sun of another to rise. Cant. R. to I, 6 שִׁמְשָׁהּ של ע"ז, v. שָׁזַף; a. fr.—Pl. שְׁמָשׁוֹת.—בין הש׳ (abbrev. בה"ש) [between the two services, between the rulership of the day and that of the night,] at twilight. Sabb. 34ᵇ איזהו בה"ש … כל זמן שפני מזרח וכ׳ what time of the day is called ben-hash-sh’mashoth? From the time that the sun sets (and) as long as the eastern horizon is red (from the reflex); הכסיף … בה"ש when the lower horizon is pale, but the upper horizon is not, it is still ben-hash-sh’mashoth &c.; Y. Ber. I, 2ᵇ bot. Ib. בה"ש כהרף עין, v. הֶרֶף. Ab. V, 6 עשרה … בה"ש ten things were created on the Sabbath eve at twilight; a. fr.