כְּסִיל
kĕsîl
Orion
Strong's H3685NounHebrewTWOT 1011e

כְּסִיל (kĕsîl) is a Hebrew noun meaning Orion. It appears 4 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3685).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1011e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1011e)Orion; constellation, burly
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

כְּסִיל noun, masculine: Orion

Strong's H3685 כְּסִיל: any notable constellation; specifically Orion (as if a burly one)
KJV:constellation, Orion.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1011: כָּסַל kāsal — be, become stupid; be fat, silly; be foolish

See it in Scripture

Job 9:9Isaiah 13:10Amos 5:8

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