Hebrew · H3556, H8064 · unreviewed

כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם

A star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince · the sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

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כּוֹכָב H3556 a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
Pronunciation kwōkāb
Star's roundness and brilliance enable its figurative extension to princely power and authority
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שָׁמַיִם H8064 the sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Pronunciation šāmayim
The visible sky-dome and transcendent realm above, unified in dual form; God's dwelling and cosmic order combined
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What does כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם (kekhokhvei hashamayim) mean in the Bible?

כּוֹכָב · שָׁמַיִם is a Hebrew word meaning "stars of the heavens; image of innumerable covenant offspring".

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Meaning

stars of the heavens; image of innumerable covenant offspring
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