Strong’s H4208 · Hebrew
מַזָּלָה
mazzâlâh
maz-zaw-law'
Definition
a constellation, i.e. Zodiacal sign (perhaps as affecting the weather)
Etymology
apparently from H5140 (נָזַל) in the sense of raining;
Where the KJV renders it
- planet. Compare H4216 (מַזָּרָה)
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