3685. Kesil
Strong's Concordance
Kesil: a heavenly constellation
Original Word: כְּסִיל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: Kesil
Phonetic Spelling: (kes-eel')
Definition: a heavenly constellation
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
probably from kasal
Definition
a heavenly constellation
NASB Translation
constellations (1), Orion (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. כְּסִיל noun masculine Orion (relation to above √ obscure); — Amos 5:8; Job 9:9; also תְּפַתֵּחַ ׳משְׁכוֺת כ Job 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
constellation, Orion

The same as kciyl; any notable constellation; specifically Orion (as if a burly one) -- constellation, Orion.

see HEBREW kciyl

Forms and Transliterations
וּכְסִ֗יל וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם וכסיל וכסיליהם כְּסִ֣יל כְּסִ֥יל כסיל kə·sîl keSil kəsîl ū·ḵə·sî·lê·hem ū·ḵə·sîl ucheSil ucheSileiHem ūḵəsîl ūḵəsîlêhem
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 9:9
HEB: עֹֽשֶׂה־ עָ֭שׁ כְּסִ֥יל וְכִימָ֗ה וְחַדְרֵ֥י
NAS: the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,
KJV: Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades,
INT: makes the Bear Orion and the Pleiades and the chambers

Job 38:31
HEB: אֽוֹ־ מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃
NAS: loose the cords of Orion?
KJV: or loose the bands of Orion?
INT: Or the cords constellation loose

Isaiah 13:10
HEB: כוֹכְבֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א יָהֵ֖לּוּ
NAS: of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth
KJV: of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give
INT: the stars of heaven and their constellations will not flash

Amos 5:8
HEB: עֹשֵׂ֨ה כִימָ֜ה וּכְסִ֗יל וְהֹפֵ֤ךְ לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙
NAS: the Pleiades and Orion And changes
KJV: the seven stars and Orion, and turneth
INT: made the Pleiades and Orion and changes morning

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3685
4 Occurrences


kə·sîl — 2 Occ.
ū·ḵə·sîl — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·sî·lê·hem — 1 Occ.
















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