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Mazzaroth

מַזָּרוֹתStrong’s H4216

mazzarah (maz-za-rah)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

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

“Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?”
Job 38:32 KJV
Meaning
  1. Mazzaroththe 12 signs of the Zodiac and their 36 associated constellations
How it's translated
  • constellations 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Job 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Hebrew dictionary

    מַזָּרוֹת mazzarah · Mazzaroth

    1) Mazzaroth 1a) the 12 signs of the Zodiac and their 36 associated constellations

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “constellation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CONSTELLATION, noun

    1. A cluster of fixed stars; an asterism; a number of stars which appear as if situated near each other in the heavens, and are considered as forming a particular division.“For the stars of heaven, and the constellations thereof, shall not give their light” Isaiah 13:10
    2. An assemblage of splendors or excellencies.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

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