Hebrew word study

כּוֹכָבkôwkâb — a star (as round or as shining)

Pronounced “ko-kawb'”

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

Translated in the King James as: star(-gazer).

Appears 37 times in Scripture

Origin: probably from the same as H3522 (כַּבּוֹן) (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (כָּוָה) (in the sense of blazing);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 5×
Genesis 1:16Genesis 15:5Genesis 22:17Genesis 26:4Genesis 37:9
Exodus — 1×
Exodus 32:13
Numbers — 1×
Numbers 24:17
Deuteronomy — 4×
Deuteronomy 1:10Deuteronomy 4:19Deuteronomy 10:22Deuteronomy 28:62
Judges — 1×
Judges 5:20
1 Chronicles — 1×
1 Chr 27:23
Nehemiah — 2×
Nehemiah 4:21Nehemiah 9:23
Job — 5×
Job 3:9Job 9:7Job 22:12Job 25:5Job 38:7
Psalms — 4×
Psalms 8:3Psalms 136:9Psalms 147:4Psalms 148:3
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Eccles 12:2
Isaiah — 3×
Isaiah 13:10Isaiah 14:13Isaiah 47:13
Jeremiah — 1×
Jeremiah 31:35
Ezekiel — 1×
Ezekiel 32:7
Daniel — 2×
Daniel 8:10Daniel 12:3
Joel — 2×
Joel 2:10Joel 3:15
Amos — 1×
Amos 5:26
Obadiah — 1×
Obadiah 1:4
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 3:16

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.