a.yish denotes a celestial bear figure named among the works of God and pictured with its cubs.

The attested use names a celestial bear figure: Job 9:9 places it among things God makes, while Job 38:32 speaks of guiding it with its cubs.

1. Celestial bear figure · dominant

   In Job 9:9, the common feminine singular absolute form occurs in the clause about the one “who makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades.” In Job 38:32, the proper-noun form occurs in the question about guiding Arcturus “with its cubs,” presenting the same figure in relation to its cubs.

   Job 9:9Job 38:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the figure as “the Bear” in Job 9:9 and as “Arcturus” with “its cubs” in Job 38:32. These are verse-level presentations rather than separate definitions.