Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3598 |
|---|---|
| Word: | כִּימָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from the same as H3558 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Kiymah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kee-maw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a cluster of stars, i.e. the Pleiades |
| KJV Renderings: | Pleiades, seven stars. |
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כִּימָה noun feminine perhaps Pleiades (see above; Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 כִּימָא, ᵑ6 [untranscribed source text 2470]) — as made by ׳ י, Amos 5:8 (|| כְּסִיל), Job 9:9 (|| עָשׁ, כְּסִיל, חַדְרֵי תֵמָן ); and under his control, ׳ מַעֲדַנּוֺת כ Job 38:31 (|| משְׁכוֺת כְּסִיל). — (SternJüd. Zeitschr. f. Wissen. u. Leben. iii. (1864-65) 258 ff. Nö in SchenkelBL HoffmZAW iii. 107 ff. interpret עשׁ as Pleiades, and כימה as Sirius).
Job 9:9
Job 38:31
Amos 5:8
