מַזָּלוֹת
maz.za.lah
H4208
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maz.za.lah denotes heavenly bodies named among objects of incense-burning in 2 Kings 23:5.
The attested use names heavenly bodies within a list of objects to which incense was burned in 2 Kings 23:5.
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Heavenly bodies in an incense-burning list · dominant
In 2 Kings 23:5, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the list after the sun and moon and before “all the host of heaven.” The APB renders the verse's list with “the constellations,” among the objects to which incense was burned.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 23:5, the APB presents the item as “the constellations” in a list with the sun, moon, and all the host of heaven.