hebrew #4208 - מַזָּלָה mazzaloth (constellations)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance planet Apparently from nazal in the sense of raining; a constellation, i.e. Zodiacal sign (perhaps as affecting the weather) -- planet. Compare mazzarah. see HEBREW nazal see HEBREW mazzarah Englishman's Concordance 1) constellations 1a) signs of zodiac (maybe) Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: apparently from H5140 in the sense of raining Same Word by TWOT Number: 1173 Brown-Driver-Briggsמַזָּלוֺתnoun [feminine] pluralconstellations, perhaps signs of the zodiac (probably loan-word from Assyrian manzaltu, mazaltu, station, abode (of gods) DlHWB 457; Prol. 142 JenKosmologie 348; compare Late Hebrew מַזָּלוֺת, id.; מַזָּל Aramaic מַזָּלָא, star of fortune or fatePhoenician זל נעם[מ] CIS95, 8 (Vog; bilingual inscription; Greek ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ); Syriac zodiac PS109; mansiones lunae, Lexicons, PS2332; Arabic (loan-word according to HoffmZAW iii. 1883, 110. Suidas μαζουρωθ=ζωδία); — only ׳לַמַּזּ2 Kings 23:5 as object of worship (+ בֵּעַל, שֶׁמֶשׁ, יָרֵחַ, and כָּלצְֿבָא הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם) ᵐ5τοῖς μαζουρωθ; probably=מַזַּרוֺתJob 38:32. מַזְלֵג, [מִזְלָגָה] see זלג. מְזִמָּה see זמם.. מִזְמוֺר see I. זמר. מְזַמֶּרֶת, מַזְמֵרָה see II. זמר. מִזְעָר see זער. I. מזר (? √ of following so Thes781 compare BaNB §164 c; otherwise GeiUrschrift 52: Late Hebrew מָזַר and Aramaic Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 4208. מַזָּלוֹת (mazzaloth) — 1 Occurrence2 Kings 23:5 |