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stars

Meaning of “stars”

1. Lights seen in the heavens. 2. Persons or powers represented by stars.

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51 occurrences50 verses25 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:16

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Showing verses 11–20 of 50 · 51 word occurrences in this result

Judges 5:20
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 5:20 · retained source text

They fought from heauen, the starres in their courses fought against Sisera.

1611 marginal noteHeb. paths.

1 Chronicles 27:23
¶ 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 27:23 · retained source text

¶ But Dauid tooke not the number of them from twentie yeeres olde and vnder: because the LORD had said, hee would increase Israel like to the starres of the heauens.

Nehemiah 4:21
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 4:21 · retained source text

So wee laboured in the worke: and halfe of them held the speares, from the rising of the morning, til the starres appeared.

Nehemiah 9:23
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 9:23 · retained source text

Their children also multipliedst thou as the starres of heauen, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should goe in to possesse it.

Job 3:9
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:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 3:9 · retained source text

Let the starres of the twilight thereof be darke, let it looke for light, but haue none, neither let it see the dawning of the day:

1611 marginal noteHeb. the eye lids of the morning.

Job 9:7
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 9:7 · retained source text

Which commandeth the Sunne, and it riseth not: and sealeth vp the starres.

Job 22:12
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 22:12 · retained source text

Is not God in the height of heauen? and behold the height of the starres how high they are.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the head of the starres.

Job 25:5
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 25:5 · retained source text

Behold euen to the moone, and it shineth not, yea the starres are not pure in his sight.

Psalms 8:3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 8:3 · retained source text

When I consider thy heauens, the worke of thy fingers, the moone and the starres which thou hast ordained;

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