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כּוֹכָב H3556
H3556 is the Hebrew word כּוֹכָב, transliterated kôwkâb and said ko-kawb'. The King James Version most often renders it stars.
What it means
a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince.
Where it comes from
probably from the same as H3522 (כַּבּוֹן) (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (כָּוָה) (in the sense of blazing).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 35 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: star(-gazer).
Verses using כּוֹכָב
All 35 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 15:5 · KJV
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Genesis 22:17 · KJV
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Genesis 26:4 · KJV
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
Genesis 37:9 · KJV
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Exodus 32:13 · KJV
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
Numbers 24:17 · KJV
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Deuteronomy 1:10 · KJV
The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Deuteronomy 4:19 · KJV
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
Deuteronomy 10:22 · KJV
Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Deuteronomy 28:62 · KJV
And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
Judges 5:20 · KJV
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
1 Chronicles 27:23 · KJV
But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
Nehemiah 4:21 · KJV
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Nehemiah 9:23 · KJV
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Job 3:9 · KJV
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
Job 22:12 · KJV
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Job 25:5 · KJV
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
Job 38:7 · KJV
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Psalm 8:3 · KJV
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Psalm 136:9 · KJV
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalm 147:4 · KJV
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
Psalm 148:3 · KJV
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
Ecclesiastes 12:2 · KJV
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
Isaiah 13:10 · KJV
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Isaiah 14:13 · KJV
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isaiah 47:13 · KJV
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
Jeremiah 31:35 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
Ezekiel 32:7 · KJV
And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
Daniel 8:10 · KJV
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
Daniel 12:3 · KJV
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Joel 2:10 · KJV
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
Joel 3:15 · KJV
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Amos 5:26 · KJV
But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
Obadiah 1:4 · KJV
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
Nahum 3:16 · KJV
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3556 mean?
H3556 is the Hebrew word כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb), meaning a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince.
How is H3556 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it stars (26 times), star (2 times), like to the stars (1 time), till the stars (1 time), yea the stars (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3556 appear in the Bible?
כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb) is tagged in 35 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3556 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from the same as H3522 (כַּבּוֹן) (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (כָּוָה) (in the sense of blazing).
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