מַזָּלָה
mazzâlâh · maz-zaw-law'
a constellation, i.e. Zodiacal sign (perhaps as affecting the weather)
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently from H5140 (נָזַל) in the sense of raining;
a constellation, i.e. Zodiacal sign (perhaps as affecting the weather)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: planet. Compare H4216 (מַזָּרָה).
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to cut, to sustain › authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to cut, to sustain of authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַזָּלָה 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
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and to the planets1 · 100%
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.