Strong's Hebrew #3556 - כּוֹכָב kokab (a star)

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

1) star
1a) of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God’s omniscience (figuratively)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: probably from the same as H3522 (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (in the sense of blazing)
Same Word by TWOT Number: 942a

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}.

Strong's Hebrew: 3556. כּוֹכָב (kokab) — 37 Occurrences

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

Isaiah 13:10
HEB: כִּֽי־ כוֹכְבֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם
NAS: For the stars of heaven
KJV: For the stars of heaven
INT: For the stars of heaven and their constellations

Isaiah 14:13
HEB: אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה מִמַּ֥עַל לְכֽוֹכְבֵי־ אֵ֖ל אָרִ֣ים
NAS: above the stars of God,
KJV: above the stars of God:
INT: will ascend to heaven the stars of God will raise

Isaiah 47:13
HEB: שָׁמַ֗יִם הַֽחֹזִים֙ בַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים מֽוֹדִיעִם֙ לֶחֳדָשִׁ֔ים
NAS: Those who prophesy by the stars, Those who predict
INT: air agreement the stars predict the new

Jeremiah 31:35
HEB: חֻקֹּ֛ת יָרֵ֥חַ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים לְא֣וֹר לָ֑יְלָה
NAS: of the moon and the stars for light
KJV: of the moon and of the stars for a light
INT: and the fixed of the moon and the stars light night

Ezekiel 32:7
HEB: וְהִקְדַּרְתִּ֖י אֶת־ כֹּֽכְבֵיהֶ֑ם שֶׁ֚מֶשׁ בֶּעָנָ֣ן
NAS: and darken their stars; I will cover
KJV: and make the stars thereof dark;
INT: the heavens and darken their stars the sun A cloud

Daniel 8:10
HEB: הַצָּבָ֥א וּמִן־ הַכּוֹכָבִ֖ים וַֽתִּרְמְסֵֽם׃
NAS: and some of the stars to fall
KJV: [some] of the host and of the stars to the ground,
INT: of the host and some of the stars trampled

Daniel 12:3
HEB: וּמַצְדִּיקֵי֙ הָֽרַבִּ֔ים כַּכּוֹכָבִ֖ים לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃
NAS: to righteousness, like the stars forever
KJV: to righteousness as the stars for ever
INT: lead the many the stars forever and ever

Joel 2:10
HEB: וְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ קָדָ֔רוּ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽם׃
NAS: grow dark And the stars lose
KJV: shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw
INT: and the moon grow and the stars lose their brightness

Joel 3:15
HEB: וְיָרֵ֖חַ קָדָ֑רוּ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽם׃
NAS: grow dark And the stars lose
KJV: shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw
INT: and moon grow and the stars lose their brightness

Amos 5:26
HEB: כִּיּ֣וּן צַלְמֵיכֶ֑ם כּוֹכַב֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: your images, the star of your gods
KJV: your images, the star of your god,
INT: and Kiyyun your images the star of your gods which

Obadiah 1:4
HEB: וְאִם־ בֵּ֥ין כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑ךָ
NAS: among the stars, From there
KJV: thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down,
INT: Though among the stars set your nest

Nahum 3:16
HEB: הִרְבֵּית֙ רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ מִכּוֹכְבֵ֖י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם יֶ֥לֶק
NAS: more than the stars of heaven--
KJV: thy merchants above the stars of heaven:
INT: have increased your traders the stars of heaven the cankerworm