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Strong's H3556 כּוֹכָב (kokab)

kowkab - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3556 — nossion (“chicken”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3556
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 37
Books 18

Strong's H3556 Quick Answer

Strong's H3556 כּוֹכָב (kowkab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kowkab (ko-kawb') n-m. 1. a star (as round or as shining) 2. (figuratively) a prince It has 37 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include stars and star. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
kowkab (ko-kawb') n-m. 1. a star (as round or as shining) 2. (figuratively) a prince
Usage
37 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
stars and star

Meaning and Definition

kowkab (ko-kawb') n-m. 1. a star (as round or as shining) 2. (figuratively) a prince [probably from the same as H3522 (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (in the sense of blazing)] KJV: star((-gazer)). Root(s): H3522, H3554

Original Word
כּוֹכָב
Transliteration
kowkab
Derivation
Root: כוה First root strongs: 3522 Second root strongs: 3554
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3556. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3556 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kowkab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

stars Genesis 1:16 34× Star Numbers 24:17

How Strong's H3556 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 37 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3556 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3556 in the Old Testament

37 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 1:16 KJV

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

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;

Usage Excerpts

First 37 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3556.

Genesis 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Genesis 15:5 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Deuteronomy 4:19 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
1 Chronicles 27:23 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
Job 22:12 Old Testament, KJV
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Job 25:5 Old Testament, KJV
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
Job 38:7 Old Testament, KJV
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Psalms 8:3 Old Testament, KJV
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Psalms 136:9 Old Testament, KJV
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 147:4 Old Testament, KJV
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
Psalms 148:3 Old Testament, KJV
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
Ecclesiastes 12:2 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Amos 5:26 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3556, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 5 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3556 FAQ

What does kokab (כּוֹכָב) mean?

Strong's H3556 is a Hebrew entry for H3556 כּוֹכָב (kowkab). kowkab (ko-kawb') n-m. 1. a star (as round or as shining) 2. (figuratively) a prince

How many times is kokab (כּוֹכָב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 37 linked usages for Strong's H3556 across 18 books.

Where can I study kokab (כּוֹכָב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3556 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate kokab (כּוֹכָב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as stars and star. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.