Lexical Summary Kesil: a heavenly constellation Original Word: כְּסִילTransliteration: Kesil Phonetic Spelling: (kes-eel') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: a heavenly constellation Meaning: any notable constellation, Orion Strong's Concordance constellation, Orion The same as kciyl; any notable constellation; specifically Orion (as if a burly one) -- constellation, Orion. see HEBREW kciyl Brown-Driver-Briggs H3685. Kesil II. כְּסִיל noun masculine Orion (relation to above √ obscure); — Amos 5:8; Job 9:9; also כ ׳משְׁכוֺת תְּפַתֵּחַ 38:31 the cords of Orion wilt (canst) thou let out ? (apparently some mythological allusion, see Di Che, to giant bound in skies; compare Homer 'Ωρίωνα δοκεύει, and σθέηος Ὠρίωνος); both times associated with the Pleiades; suffix כְּסִילֵיהֶם their Orions Isaiah 13:10, Orion and other constellations of the same brilliancy. |
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