Lexicon :: Strong's H4208 - mazzālôṯ

מַזָּלוֹת
Transliteration
mazzālôṯ
Pronunciation
maz-zaw-law'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from נָזַל (H5140) in the sense of raining
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1173

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מזלות (Gesenius) מזלה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

מַזָּלָה mazzâlâh, maz-zaw-law'; apparently from H5140 in the sense of raining; a constellation, i.e. Zodiacal sign (perhaps as affecting the weather):—planet. Compare H4216.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H4208 in the following manner: planet (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H4208 in the following manner: planet (1x).

  1. constellations

    1. signs of zodiac (maybe)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַזָּלָה mazzâlâh, maz-zaw-law'; apparently from H5140 in the sense of raining; a constellation, i.e. Zodiacal sign (perhaps as affecting the weather):—planet. Compare H4216.
STRONGS H4208: Abbreviations
† מַזָּלוֺת noun [feminine] plural constellations, perhaps signs of the zodiac (probably loan-word from Assyrian manzaltu, mazaltu, station, abode (of gods) DlHWB 457; Prol. 142 JenKosmologie 348; compare Late Hebrew מַזָּלוֺת, id.; מַזָּל Aramaic מַזָּלָא, star of fortune or fate Phoenician זל נעם [מ] CIS95, 8 (Vog; bilingual inscription; Greek ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ); Syriac zodiac PS109; mansiones lunae, Lexicons, PS2332; Arabic (loan-word according to HoffmZAW iii. 1883, 110. Suidas μαζουρωθ = ζωδία); — only לַמַּזּ׳ 2 Kings 23:5 as object of worship (+ בֵּעַל, שֶׁמֶשׁ, יָרֵחַ, and כָּלצְֿבָא הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם) τοῖς μαζουρωθ; probably= מַזַּרוֺת Job 38:32.
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2 Kings

23:5

Job

38:32