Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4216 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַזָּרָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | apparently from H5144 in the sense of distinction |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | mazzarah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | maz-zaw-raw' |
| Meaning: | 1. some noted constellation (only in the plural), perhaps collectively, the zodiac |
| KJV Renderings: | Mazzoroth. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
מַזָּרוֺת noun [feminine] plural probably = מַזָּלוֺת q. v. above (on ר = ל see WSG 67, yet also NöZMG xi.1886,185) only בְּעִתּוֺ ׳ הֲתֹצִיא מ Job 38:32, where treated as masculine singular, and perhaps understood of some particular star or constellation. ᵐ5 μαζουρωθ.
מִזְרָח see זרח . מְזָרִים see זרה Pi`el 1.
[מִזְרָע] see I. זרע . מִזְרָק see זרק .
[מֵחַ], מֹחַ see מחח .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
