HebrewH3556Noun (Masculine)

כּוֹכָב

ko.khav

34Occurrences
H3556Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince

probably from the same as H3522 (כַּבּוֹן) (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (כָּוָה) (in the sense of blazing);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. star 1a) of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God's omniscience (fig.)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

כּוֹכָב appears 34 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
5
Job
5
Deuteronomy
4
Isaiah
3
Psalms
3
Daniel
2
1 Chronicles
1
Amos
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 27:23BSB

David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.

Deuteronomy 28:62BSB

You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.

Genesis 15:5BSB

And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”

Isaiah 47:13BSB

You are wearied by your many counselors;let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars,who monthly predict your fate.

Job 38:7BSB

while the morning stars sang togetherand all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.