כּוֹכָב
kôwkâb · ko-kawb'
a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from the same as H3522 (כַּבּוֹן) (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (כָּוָה) (in the sense of blazing);
a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
- a star (as round or as shining)
- figuratively, a prince
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: star(-gazer).
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › to fasten and establish › the open hand that covers › the house, what is within
The open hand that covers that works to fasten and establish of the open hand that covers of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כּוֹכָב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
37 occurrences · 37 OT · 0 NT · 28 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the stars5 · 14%
- as the stars5 · 14%
- and the stars4 · 11%
- stars2 · 5%
- of the stars2 · 5%
- and of the stars2 · 5%
- he made the stars1 · 3%
- a star1 · 3%
- thee as the stars1 · 3%
- ye were as the stars1 · 3%
- like to the stars1 · 3%
- till the stars1 · 3%
- thou as the stars1 · 3%
- let the stars1 · 3%
- not; yea, the stars1 · 3%
- and stars1 · 3%
- him, all ye stars1 · 3%
- or the stars1 · 3%
- for the stars1 · 3%
- the stargazers1 · 3%
- the star1 · 3%
- among the stars1 · 3%
- above the stars1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.