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ANCIENT NAMES OF THE PLANETS

EXPLAINED FROM THEIR PRIMITIVE ROOTS

Prophecies &c.

corresponding 

with the names

                                       

Texts where the

word is used in 

this sense in the 

Hebrew Bible

                                                                     Venus                                                                      Hebrew Roots

Isa 60:19

Heb., Nogah, bright ,shining  

Isa 4:5

ננע

Song 6:10

Rev 20:11 

— Hillel, very brightLucifer 

Arab., Al

Isa 14:12

הלל

Rev 21:5

Isa 14:12

Zoharah, bright,shine 

Copt., Surath, morning twilight

Athor, coming or bringing light

Dan 12:3

Song 6:10 

Sam 23:4

זהר

שתר 

Isa 60:3

Egypt., Athyr, as Athor.

Song 1:5

Song 6:10

Sansc., Sikra, dawn, 

twilightdawning Josh 6:15

— Sivah, brightbrightness 

Josh 6:15

Dan 2:31 

שתר

ז'ו

Song 4:1-7

Scand., Freya or Frigga,fair, 

brightglorified

Heosphorous, Hesperus, beautiful

garnished   

Isa 60:9 Gr.,

Job 26:13 

באר

שפר

Psa 97:11

 — Phosphorus, light-bringer or 

beautiful — Aphrodite, who is 

fruitful — Hera, who bears Lat.,

Lucifer, light-bringer. Vesper, 

as Hesperus

Song 4:10

Eph 5:27

— Venus, lovely,grace 

Prov 1:9

תן

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