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Arcturus

Meaning of “Arcturus”

A named celestial figure.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 9:9

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Every verse containing “Arcturus”

KJV PCE
Job 9:9
Which maketh arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 9:9 · retained source text

Which maketh Arcturus, Orion and Pleiades, and the chambers of the South.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Ash, Cesil, and Cimah.

1611 marginal noteAmos 5.8. iob. 38.31. &c.

Job 38:32
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide arcturus with his sons?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 38:32 · retained source text

Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season, or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sonnes?

1611 marginal noteOr, the twelue signes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. guide them.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A fixed star of the first magnitude, in the constellation of Bootes.

volume 1, leaf 195, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 198)