מַזָּרָה
mazzârâh · maz-zaw-raw'
some noted constellation (only in the plural), perhaps collectively, the zodiac
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently from H5144 (נָזַר) in the sense of distinction;
some noted constellation (only in the plural), perhaps collectively, the zodiac
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Mazzoroth. Compare H4208 (מַזָּלָה).
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
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- 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 › the head, the highest › to reveal, behold
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to cut, to sustain of the head, the highest that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַזָּרָה 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.
- mazzaroth1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
- Job1
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.