Strong’s H3598 · Hebrew
כִּימָה
Kîymâh
kee-maw'
Definition
a cluster of stars, i.e. the Pleiades
Etymology
from the same as H3558 (כּוּמָז);
Where the KJV renders it
- Pleiades
- seven stars
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