H3556 — כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb)

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Strong's H3556 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb)

Pronunciation: ko-kawb'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: probably from the same as כַּבּוֹן (Kabbôwn) [H3522] (in the sense of rolling) or כָּוָה (kâvâh) [H3554] (in the sense of blazing);

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

KJV Renderings: star(-gazer).

Senses

  1. star
    1. of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God's omniscience (fig.)

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G792 ἀστήρ astḗr probably from the base of G4766 a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively star
G798 ἄστρον ástron neuter from G792 properly, a constellation; put for a single star (natural or artificial) star
H3522 כַּבּוֹן Kabbôwn from an unused root meaning to heap up; hilly Cabon, a place in Palestine Cabbon
H3554 כָּוָה kâvâh a primitive root properly, to prick or penetrate; hence, to blister (as smarting or eating into) burn

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.