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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

PLEIADES

pli'-a-dez, ple'-ya-dez, ple'-a-dez.

See ASTROLOGY, 10; ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 10.

Strong's Hebrew

3598. Kimah -- a cluster of stars
... 3597, 3598. Kimah. 3599 . a cluster of stars. Transliteration: Kimah Phonetic
Spelling: (kee-maw') Short Definition: Pleiades. ... Pleiades, seven stars. ...
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Library

Why was Evolution the Method Chosen?
... closing acts. It is not given to him as yet to bind the sweet influences
of Pleiades, or to unloose the bands of Orion. In part ...
/.../drummond/the lowell lectures on the ascent of man/iii why was evolution the.htm

Christ's Flesh Perfectly Natural, Like Our Own None of the ...
... of a man. Or else, show us some celestial substance in Him purloined from
the Bear, and the Pleiades, and the Hyades. Well, then ...
/.../ on the flesh of christ/chapter ix christs flesh perfectly natural.htm

A Refutation on the Ground of the Constitution of the Universe.
... And as certainly neither would Arcturus, resplendent as he is, ever boast his having
the atoms possessed by Lucifer, nor would the Pleiades glory in being ...
/.../dionysius/the works of dionysius/iii a refutation on the.htm

The Creator's Joy in his Creation
... The waters are hidden as with stone, And the face of the deep is frozen. Canst thou
bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion? ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/ii the creators joy in.htm

God is Known by his Works.
... movement of the heavenly bodies, the morning star rising and heralding the approach
of the perfect luminary; and the constellation of Pleiades, and Orion, and ...
/.../theophilus/theophilus to autolycus/chapter vi god is known by.htm

Apostasy of Julian, the Traitor. Death of the Emperor
... that when he arrived on the borders of Illyria, the vines appeared full of green
grapes, although the time of the vintage was past, and the Pleiades had set ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter i apostasy of julian the.htm

Hyrcanus Receives the High Priesthood, and Ejects Ptolemy Out of ...
... although they were once in want of water, which yet they were delivered from by
a large shower of rain, which fell at the setting of the Pleiades [21] However ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 hyrcanus receives the.htm

Providence in Earthly Things.
... appointment of God, may be forced and pressed out into winds, by which fruits may
germinate, and the summer heat may be moderated when the Pleiades glow, fired ...
/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter xxiii providence in earthly things.htm

The Power of the Holy Ghost
... He looseth the bands of Orion; he bindeth the sweet influences of the Pleiades,
and binds Arcturus with his suns. He made all those stars that shine in heaven. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the power of the holy.htm

One of Paul's Prayers
... as we lift our eyes and look up at the sun and the moon and the stars,"at Arcturus,
and the bands of Orion, and the sweet influences of Pleiades, and the ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/whyte/lord teach us to pray/xii one of pauls prayers.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Hebrews kimah, "a cluster" (Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8, A.V., "seven stars;" R.V., "Pleiades"), a name given to the cluster of stars seen in the shoulder of the constellation Taurus.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n. pl.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky.

2. (n. pl.) A group of small stars in the neck of the constellation Taurus.

Thesaurus

Pleiades (3 Occurrences)
... Hebrews kimah, "a cluster" (Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8, AV, "seven stars;" RV,
"Pleiades"), a name given to the cluster of stars seen in the shoulder of the ...
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Influences (3 Occurrences)
... in'-floo-ens-iz (ma`adhannoth): This word occurs only in Job 38:31 the King James
Version, "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades?" the Revised ...
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Orion (3 Occurrences)
... Orion (3 Occurrences). Job 9:9 He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the
chambers of the south. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Plei'ades (2 Occurrences)
Plei'ades. Pleiades, Plei'ades. Plenteous . ... Plei'ades (2 Occurrences). Job
9:9 Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. ...
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Meni (1 Occurrence)
... DESTINY, (MENI). des'-ti-ni: A god of Good Luck, possibly the Pleiades. ... MENI.
me'-ni: Destiny, a god of Good Luck, possibly the Pleiades (Isaiah 65:11 margin). ...
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Astronomy
... Isaiah 14:12), the "seven stars" and "Pleiades," "Orion," "Arcturus," the "Great
Bear" (Amos 5:8; Job 9:9; 38:31), "the crooked serpent," Draco (Job 26:13 ...
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Kimah (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia KIMAH. ki'-ma (Pleiades). See ASTRONOMY.
Multi-Version Concordance Kimah (2 Occurrences). Job 9:9 ...
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Loosen (8 Occurrences)
... causeth the curse. (See NIV). Job 38:31 "Can you bind the cluster of the
Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion? (WEB DBY). Isaiah 20 ...
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Destiny (6 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DESTINY, (MENI). des'-ti-ni: A god of Good Luck,
possibly the Pleiades. See ASTROLOGY, 10; MENI. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Pours (21 Occurrences)
... Amos 5:8 seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death
into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters ...
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Bible Concordance

Pleiades (3 Occurrences)

Job 9:9 He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)

Job 38:31 "Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)

Amos 5:8 seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Pleiades

Pleiades: General Scriptures Concerning

Related Terms

Influences (3 Occurrences)

Orion (3 Occurrences)

Plei'ades (2 Occurrences)

Meni (1 Occurrence)

Astronomy

Kimah (2 Occurrences)

Loosen (8 Occurrences)

Destiny (6 Occurrences)