עַיִשׁ

ayish · the Bear

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5906 · appears 2 times in the Bible

What is the Strong number?Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.

What it means

ayish (עַיִשׁ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “the Bear”.

The name of a constellation, probably the Great Bear.

How to say it

a·yish

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A group of stars in the northern sky; which one is uncertain.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

  • Job 9:9

    who makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south;

  • Job 38:32

    Can you bring out the constellations in their season, and the Bear with her children can you guide?