כְּסִיל
kesil · Orion, fool
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3685 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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kesil (כְּסִיל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Orion, fool”.
The name of a constellation, probably Orion. It is the same word as "fool."
How to say it
ke·sil
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.
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Orion ×3
- constellations ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Job 9:9
who makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south;
- Job 38:31
Can you tie the bonds of the Pleiades, or the cords of Orion loosen?
- Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will be darkened at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light.
- Amos 5:8
The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into morning, and darkens day into night; who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth: YHWH is his name.