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101 Nave's Topical Index, Stars.8
Stars, Orion Job 9:9; Amos 5:8;
102 Strong's Hebrew Concordance, p. KCIYL.3 (James Strong)
Orion Job 9:9 Job 38:31 Amos 5:8
103 Thompson Chain Reference, Astronomy.5
Astronomy, ORION
104 Thompson Chain Reference, Orion.1
Orion
105 Thompson Chain Reference, Orion.3
Orion, (constellation of) Job 9:9; Job 38:31; Amos 5:8 ;
106 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. כְּסִיל².2
… their Orions Is 13:10, Orion and other constellations of the same brilliancy.
107 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. מֹשֶׁ֫כֶת.2
† [ מֹשֶׁ֫כֶת ] n.f. cord ;—only pl. cstr. מֹשְׁכוֹת כְּסִיל Jb 38:31 the cords of Orion, i.e. prob. those by which (according to some legend) he is dragged along in the sky (cf. Di).
108 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Astronomy.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… “Pleiades,” “Orion,” “Arcturus,” the “Great Bear” ( Amos 5:8; Job 9:9; Job 38:31 ), “the crooked serpent,” Draco ( Job 26:13 ), the Dioscuri, or Gemini, “Castor and Pollux” ( Acts 28:11 ). The stars …
109 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Constellation.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… constellation Orion ( Job 9:9; Job 38:31 ), a constellation which represented Nimrod, the symbol of folly and impiety. The word some interpret by “the giant” in this …
111 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Orion.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Orion — Heb. Kesil; i.e., “the fool”, the name of a constellation ( Job 9:9; Job 38:31; Amos 5:8 ) consisting of about eighty stars. The Vulgate renders thus, but the LXX. renders …
112 Etymology dictionary, p. Bellatrix.2
… of Orion, from Latin bellatrix "female warrior," frequently used as an adjective, "warlike, skilled in war," fem. of bellator "to wage war," from bellum "war" (see bellicose …
113 Etymology dictionary, p. Betelgeuse.2
… of Orion, 1515, from Arabic Ibt al Jauzah, traditionally said to mean "the Armpit of the Central One" (with this arm he holds his club aloft), but perhaps more accurately …
114 Etymology dictionary, p. blur (n.).2
1540s, "a moral stain;" c. 1600, "a smear on the surface of writing;" of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to blear. The extended sense of "a confused dimness" is from 1860 [Emerson, in reference to the Orion nebula].
115 Etymology dictionary, p. Orion.1
Orion
116 Etymology dictionary, p. Orion.2
… Greek Oriōn, Oariōn, name of a giant hunter in Greek mythology, loved by Aurora, slain by Artemis, a name of unknown origin, though some speculate on Akkadian …
117 Etymology dictionary, p. Rigel.2
bright star in Orion, 1590s, Rigel Algeuze, from Arabic Rijl Jauzah al Yusra "the Left Leg of the Central One," from rijl "foot."
119 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Astronomy, II.18
… hunter Orion; but whether they have been considered as representing doves or maidens, seven has still been their traditional number. Possibly one of the …
120 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Astronomy, II.21
11. Orion: The word Kecil as denominating a constellation occurs in the singular number in three passages, and in each it is placed in antithesis to Kimah. In …