(Hebrews shemesh), first mentioned along with the moon as the two great luminaries of heaven (Genesis 1:14-18). By their motions and influence they were intended to Mark and divide times and seasons. The worship of the sun was one of the oldest forms of false religion (Job 31:26, 27), and was common among the Egyptians and Chaldeans and other pagan nations. The Jews were warned against this form of idolatry (Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:3; Comp. 2 Kings 23:11; Jeremiah 19:13).

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) See Sunn.

2. (n.) The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000.

3. (n.) Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs.

4. (n.) The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.

5. (n.) That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation.

6. (v. t.) To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.