3594. Kiyyun

Lexicon

Kiyyun: Kiyyun

Original Word: כִּיּוּן
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Kiyuwn
Pronunciation: kee-YOON
Phonetic Spelling: (kee-yoon')
Definition: Kiyyun
Meaning: a statue, idol, for, some heathen deity

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Chiun

From kuwn; properly, a statue, i.e. Idol; but used (by euphemism) for some heathen deity (perhaps corresponding to Priapus or Baal-peor) -- Chiun.

see HEBREW kuwn

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a heathen god
NASB Translation
Kiyyun (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

כִּיּוּן proper name, of deity Amos 5:26, probably = Assyrian kaivânu, planet Saturn (Arabic and Persian Syriac ), regarded as god; original pronunciation כֵּיוָן Schr^{COT on the passage}, compare Kö^{ii. 151} (pointing כִּיּוּן intended to suggest √ כון as something established, firm); kaimânu = kaiânu, according to Jen^{Cosm. iii. 502} who derives from כון (compare Thes; so Zim^{BP 17}); > Hpt^{ZA ii. 266, 281 f.} reads כַּיָּוָן (for כְּאָמָן*), reading the Babylonian name Ka°âmânu; see also M-A^{JBL 1892, xi. 86 n. 39}.

כִּיּוֺר, see below I. כור.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be erect.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4481: Ῥαιφάν (Rhaiphan) • This Greek term appears in Acts 7:43, where Stephen, in his speech before the Sanhedrin, references the idolatry of the Israelites in the wilderness, quoting Amos 5:26. The use of "Rephan" in the Greek text suggests a connection to the same or similar deity as כִּיּוּן, highlighting the continuity of the theme of idolatry from the Old Testament to the New Testament narrative.

Usage: The term כִּיּוּן is used in the context of idolatry, particularly in reference to a foreign or heathen deity worshiped by some groups in ancient times.

Context: • The term כִּיּוּן appears in the Hebrew Bible in Amos 5:26, where it is associated with idolatrous practices. The verse reads: "You have lifted up the shrine of your king and the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves" (BSB). In this context, כִּיּוּן is often understood to refer to a specific idol or deity that was worshiped by the Israelites during a period of apostasy.
• The mention of כִּיּוּן in Amos is part of a prophetic rebuke against the Israelites for their idolatry and syncretism, where they adopted the worship of foreign deities alongside the worship of Yahweh. This practice was condemned by the prophets as it violated the covenantal relationship between God and Israel.
• The exact identity of כִּיּוּן is debated among scholars. Some suggest it may be related to the Assyrian-Babylonian deity Kaiwan, associated with the planet Saturn. This connection is supported by the Septuagint translation, which uses the Greek term "Rephan" (Acts 7:43), possibly a variant of the name for the same deity.
• The worship of כִּיּוּן, as with other idols, was seen as a major transgression in the Hebrew Bible, leading to divine judgment and calls for repentance.

Forms and Transliterations

כִּיּ֣וּן כיון kî·yūn kiYun kîyūn

Englishman's Concordance

Amos 5:26
HEB: מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת כִּיּ֣וּן צַלְמֵיכֶ֑ם כּוֹכַב֙
NAS: your king and Kiyyun, your images,
KJV: of your Moloch and Chiun your images,
INT: Sikkuth Molech and Kiyyun your images the star

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 3594
1 Occurrence

kî·yūn — 1 Occ.