Lexicon :: Strong's H3685 - kᵊsîl

כְּסִיל
Transliteration
kᵊsîl
Pronunciation
kes-eel'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as כְּסִיל (H3684)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1011e

Strong’s Definitions

כְּסִיל Kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'; the same as H3684; any notable constellation; specifically Orion (as if a burly one):—constellation, Orion.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H3685 in the following manner: Orion (3x), constellation (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H3685 in the following manner: Orion (3x), constellation (1x).

  1. constellation, Orion

    1. Orion, the constellation

    2. constellation (general)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כְּסִיל Kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'; the same as H3684; any notable constellation; specifically Orion (as if a burly one):—constellation, Orion.
STRONGS H3685: Abbreviations
† II. כְּסִיל noun masculine Orion (relation to above √ obscure); — Amos 5:8; Job 9:9; also תְּפַתֵּחַ משְׁכוֺת כ׳ Job 38:31 the cords of Orion wilt (canst) thou let out ? (apparently some mythological allusion, see Di Che, to giant bound in skies; compare Homer 'Ωρίωνα δοκεύει, and σθέηος Ὠρίωνος); both times associated with the Pleiades; suffix כְּסִילֵיהֶם their Orions Isaiah 13:10, Orion and other constellations of the same brilliancy.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

9:9; 38:31

Isaiah

13:10

Amos

5:8