3556. kokab

Lexicon

kokab: Star

Original Word: כּוֹכָב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: kowkab
Pronunciation: koh-kawb'
Phonetic Spelling: (ko-kawb')
Definition: Star
Meaning: a star, a prince

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

star, stargazer

Probably from the same as Kabbown (in the sense of rolling) or kavah (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince -- star((-gazer)).

see HEBREW Kabbown

see HEBREW kavah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a star
NASB Translation
star (2), stars (35).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

כּוֺכָב noun masculine^{Genesis 15:5} star (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כּוֺכְבָא, כּוֺכַבְתָּא , , feminine form specifically of planet Venus, see also We^{Skizzen iii. 36, 38}; Arabic Generally of single stars and probably Aramaic loan-word, We^{Skizzen iii. 173}; Ethiopic ; probably for *כבכב see Mahri kubkob, kobkib, etc., Maltzan^{ZMG 1873, 227 and} Assyrian kakkabu Dl^{HWB 336}; Punic κακαβουμ (Dioscorides), name of a plant, probably from shape of seed-cup, Blau^{ZMG xxvii, 1873, 529}; on formation compare Nö^{M § 109} Ba^{NB § 138. 1}) — ׳כ absolute Numbers 24:17; construct כּוֺכַב Amos 5:26; plural כּוֺכָבִים Genesis 1:16 19t.; construct כּוֺכְבֵי (כֹּכְבֵי) Genesis 22:17 13t.; כֹּכְבֵיהֶם Ezekiel 32:7; — singular only אֱלֹהֵיכֶם ׳כ Amos 5:26 (where, however, ׳כ is probably a gloss, so GFM Dec. 19, 1890, and now We; see further כִּיּוּן); and מִיַּעֲקֹב ׳כ Numbers 24:12 (J E; "" שֵׁבֶט בישׂראל, metaphor of future ruler); elsewhere plural stars, "" sun and moon (compare also below) Genesis 1:16 (P) Psalm 136:9 (to rule the night, compare Genesis 1:16), Jeremiah 31:35; Genesis 37:9 (E), Joseph's dream (׳אַחַד עָשָׂר כ = 11 brethren); Deuteronomy 4:19 object of idolatrous worship (compare below); observed in augury ׳הַחֹזִים בַּכּ Isaiah 47:13 (of Babylon); Ecclesiastes 12:2 ("" (also) light; figurative of brightness of youth); "" sun Job 9:7; "" moon Psalm 8:4; sign of evening Nehemiah 4:15 (׳מֵעֲלוֺת הַשַּׁחַר עַד צֵאת הַכּ) compare כּוֺכְבֵי נִשְׁכּוֺ Job 3:9 (apparently sign of dawn); numbered by God Psalm 147:4; simile of abundant posterity, Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 26:4; Exodus 32:13 (all J E); of Israel Deuteronomy 1:10; Deuteronomy 10:22; Deuteronomy 28:62; 1 Chronicles 27:32; Nehemiah 9:23; of number of merchants of Nineveh Nahum 3:16; as lofty, Job 22:12; so in figure of haughty nations Obadiah 4; Isaiah 14:13; compare symbolic vision of Daniel ("" צָבָא, צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם) Daniel 8:10; simile of brightness of righteous Daniel 12:3; not pure (זַכּוּ) before God Job 25:5 ("" moon); darkened in Yahweh's judgment Joel 2:10; Joel 4:15; Ezekiel 32:7 ("" sun and moon; so) Isaiah 13:10 ("" also כְּסִילֵיהֶם); personified: as fighting Judges 5:20; shouting Job 38:7 (בְּרָןיַֿחַד כּוֺכְבֵי בֹקֶר, "" בְּנֵי אֱלֹחִים); praising Psalm 148:3 (כּוֺכְבֵי אוֺר, "" sun and moon). — On stars in Arabic mythology see We^{Skizzen iii. 173 f}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to heap up or roll together.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G792 (ἀστήρ, astēr): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to refer to stars, both in a literal and figurative sense. It appears in contexts such as the star of Bethlehem in Matthew 2:2: "Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him."

• G798 (ἀστράπτω, astraptō): While not directly equivalent to כּוֹכָב, this Greek word relates to the concept of shining or flashing like a star, often used to describe the brilliance or radiance associated with celestial phenomena.

Usage: The term כּוֹכָב is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to celestial bodies, specifically stars. It is also used metaphorically to describe leaders or princes, indicating their prominence or guiding role.

Context: The Hebrew word כּוֹכָב (kokab) appears frequently in the Old Testament, primarily denoting stars in the sky. These celestial bodies are often associated with the grandeur and vastness of God's creation. For instance, in Genesis 1:16, the stars are mentioned as part of the creation narrative: "God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars."

In a metaphorical sense, stars are used to symbolize leaders or figures of authority. This is evident in passages like Numbers 24:17, where Balaam's prophecy speaks of a star coming out of Jacob, symbolizing a future ruler: "I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel."

The imagery of stars is also employed in the context of God's promise to Abraham, where his descendants are compared to the stars in number, highlighting the vastness and blessing of his lineage (Genesis 15:5): "And the LORD took him outside and said, 'Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.' Then He declared, 'So shall your offspring be.'"

In the poetic and prophetic literature, stars often serve as symbols of divine order and cosmic stability, as seen in Job 38:7, where the morning stars are described as singing together: "while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy."

Forms and Transliterations

בַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים בכוכבים הַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים הַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗ים הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ הַכּוֹכָבִ֖ים הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ הכוכבים הכוכבים׃ וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים וְ֭כוֹכָבִים וְהַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים והכוכבים וכוכבים כְּכֹכְבֵ֖י כְּכוֹכְבֵ֖י כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י כַּכּוֹכָבִ֖ים כֹּֽכְבֵיהֶ֑ם כּ֣וֹכְבֵי כּ֥וֹכְבֵי כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים כּוֹכְבֵ֪י כּוֹכַב֙ כּוֹכָ֜ב כּוֹכָבִ֣ים כוֹכְבֵ֤י כוכב כוכבי כוכבים ככביהם ככוכבי ככוכבים כככבי לְכֽוֹכְבֵי־ לַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים לכוכבי־ לכוכבים מִכּוֹכְבֵ֖י מכוכבי bak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm bakKochaVim bakkōwḵāḇîm chochVei hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm hakkochaVim hakkōwḵāḇîm kak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm kakkochaVim kakkōwḵāḇîm kə·ḵō·ḵə·ḇê kə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê kechocheVei kechochVei kəḵōḵəḇê kəḵōwḵḇê kō·ḵə·ḇê·hem kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm kō·w·ḵaḇ kō·w·ḵāḇ kō·wḵ·ḇê ḵō·wḵ·ḇê koChav kochaVim kocheveiHem kochVei kōḵəḇêhem kōwḵaḇ kōwḵāḇ kōwḵāḇîm kōwḵḇê ḵōwḵḇê lak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm lakkochaVim lakkōwḵāḇîm lə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê- lechochvei ləḵōwḵḇê- mik·kō·wḵ·ḇê mikkochVei mikkōwḵḇê vechochaVim vehakkochaVim wə·hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm wə·ḵō·w·ḵā·ḇîm wəhakkōwḵāḇîm wəḵōwḵāḇîm

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 1:16
HEB: הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְאֵ֖ת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃
NAS: the night; [He made] the stars also.
KJV: the night: [he made] the stars also.
INT: to govern the night the stars

Genesis 15:5
HEB: הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָה וּסְפֹר֙ הַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים אִם־ תּוּכַ֖ל
NAS: and count the stars, if
KJV: and tell the stars, if thou be able
INT: the heavens and count the stars if are able

Genesis 22:17
HEB: אֶֽת־ זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְכַח֕וֹל
NAS: your seed as the stars of the heavens
KJV: thy seed as the stars of the heaven,
INT: multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand

Genesis 26:4
HEB: אֶֽת־ זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנָתַתִּ֣י
NAS: your descendants as the stars of heaven,
KJV: to multiply as the stars of heaven,
INT: will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven and will give

Genesis 37:9
HEB: וְאַחַ֤ד עָשָׂר֙ כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים לִֽי׃
NAS: and eleven stars were bowing down
KJV: and the eleven stars made obeisance
INT: a ten stars were bowing

Exodus 32:13
HEB: אֶֽת־ זַרְעֲכֶ֔ם כְּכוֹכְבֵ֖י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְכָל־
NAS: your descendants as the stars of the heavens,
KJV: your seed as the stars of heaven,
INT: will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens and all

Numbers 24:17
HEB: קָר֑וֹב דָּרַ֨ךְ כּוֹכָ֜ב מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗ב וְקָ֥ם
NAS: him, but not near; A star shall come
KJV: there shall come a Star out of Jacob,
INT: near shall come A star Jacob shall rise

Deuteronomy 1:10
HEB: וְהִנְּכֶ֣ם הַיּ֔וֹם כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹֽב׃
NAS: you are this day like the stars of heaven
KJV: you, and, behold, ye [are] this day as the stars of heaven
INT: and behold day the stars of heaven number

Deuteronomy 4:19
HEB: הַיָּרֵ֜חַ וְאֶת־ הַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗ים כֹּ֚ל צְבָ֣א
NAS: and the moon and the stars, all
KJV: and the moon, and the stars, [even] all the host
INT: the sun and the moon and the stars all the host

Deuteronomy 10:22
HEB: יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹֽב׃
NAS: you as numerous as the stars of heaven.
KJV: hath made thee as the stars of heaven
INT: the LORD your God as the stars of heaven numerous

Deuteronomy 28:62
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֱיִיתֶ֔ם כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹ֑ב
NAS: you were as numerous as the stars of heaven,
KJV: whereas ye were as the stars of heaven
INT: whereas become as the stars of heaven numerous

Judges 5:20
HEB: שָׁמַ֖יִם נִלְחָ֑מוּ הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם נִלְחֲמ֖וּ
NAS: The stars fought from heaven,
KJV: from heaven; the stars in their courses
INT: heaven fought the stars their courses fought

1 Chronicles 27:23
HEB: אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
NAS: Israel as the stars of heaven.
KJV: Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
INT: multiply Israel as the stars of heaven

Nehemiah 4:21
HEB: עַ֖ד צֵ֥את הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃
NAS: from dawn until the stars appeared.
KJV: of the morning till the stars appeared.
INT: until appeared the stars

Nehemiah 9:23
HEB: וּבְנֵיהֶ֣ם הִרְבִּ֔יתָ כְּכֹכְבֵ֖י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַתְּבִיאֵם֙
NAS: numerous as the stars of heaven,
KJV: also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven,
INT: their sons made as the stars of heaven brought

Job 3:9
HEB: יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כּוֹכְבֵ֪י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו־
NAS: Let the stars of its twilight
KJV: Let the stars of the twilight
INT: be darkened the stars twilight wait

Job 9:7
HEB: יִזְרָ֑ח וּבְעַ֖ד כּוֹכָבִ֣ים יַחְתֹּֽם׃
NAS: And sets a seal upon the stars;
KJV: not; and sealeth up the stars.
INT: to shine upon the stars and sets

Job 22:12
HEB: וּרְאֵ֤ה רֹ֖אשׁ כּוֹכָבִ֣ים כִּי־ רָֽמּוּ׃
NAS: also at the distant stars, how
KJV: the height of the stars, how high
INT: advise self the distant stars how high

Job 25:5
HEB: וְלֹ֣א יַאֲהִ֑יל וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים לֹא־ זַכּ֥וּ
NAS: brightness And the stars are not pure
KJV: and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure
INT: no has and the stars no pure

Job 38:7
HEB: בְּרָן־ יַ֭חַד כּ֣וֹכְבֵי בֹ֑קֶר וַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּ
NAS: When the morning stars sang together
KJV: When the morning stars sang
INT: sang together stars the morning shouted

Psalm 8:3
HEB: אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ יָרֵ֥חַ וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃
NAS: The moon and the stars, which
KJV: the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
INT: of your fingers the moon and the stars which have ordained

Psalm 136:9
HEB: אֶת־ הַיָּרֵ֣חַ וְ֭כוֹכָבִים לְמֶמְשְׁל֣וֹת בַּלָּ֑יְלָה
NAS: The moon and stars to rule by night,
KJV: The moon and stars to rule by night:
INT: the moon and stars to rule night

Psalm 147:4
HEB: מוֹנֶ֣ה מִ֭סְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים לְ֝כֻלָּ֗ם שֵׁמ֥וֹת
NAS: the number of the stars; He gives
KJV: the number of the stars; he calleth
INT: counts the number of the stars to all names

Psalm 148:3
HEB: הַ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כָּל־ כּ֥וֹכְבֵי אֽוֹר׃
NAS: Praise Him, all stars of light!
KJV: praise him, all ye stars of light.
INT: Praise all stars of light

Ecclesiastes 12:2
HEB: וְהָא֔וֹר וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ וְהַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים וְשָׁ֥בוּ הֶעָבִ֖ים
NAS: the moon and the stars are darkened,
KJV: or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened,
INT: and the light the moon and the stars return and clouds

37 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3556
37 Occurrences

bak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm — 1 Occ.
ḵō·wḵ·ḇê — 1 Occ.
hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm — 6 Occ.
kak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm — 1 Occ.
kə·ḵō·ḵə·ḇê — 1 Occ.
kə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê — 7 Occ.
kō·w·ḵāḇ — 2 Occ.
kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm — 4 Occ.
kō·ḵə·ḇê·hem — 1 Occ.
kō·wḵ·ḇê — 3 Occ.
lak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm — 1 Occ.
lə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê- — 1 Occ.
mik·kō·wḵ·ḇê — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵō·w·ḵā·ḇîm — 6 Occ.
wə·hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm — 1 Occ.