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Kiyyun

כִּיּוּןStrong’s H3594

kiyyun (kiy-yun)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Kiyyun is the Hebrew word usually translated “kiyyun”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.”
Amos 5:26 KJV
Meaning
  1. § Chiun = "an image" or "pillar"
How it's translated
  • kiyyun 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Amos 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Hebrew dictionary

    כִּיּוּן kiyyun · Kiyyun

    § Chiun = "an image" or "pillar" probably a statue of the Assyrian-Babylonian god of the planet Saturn and used to symbolise Israelite apostasy

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.