סרטן

he-proper noun

סַרְטָן • (sartán) m

סַרְטָן (canonical)
sartán (romanization)

Root
 ס־ר־ט־ן (s-r-ṭ-n)
Compare Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān) and Classical Syriac ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā).

(astronomy) Cancer (a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab)

(astrology) Cancer (the zodiac sign for the crab, ruled by the Moon and covering June 22 - July 22 (tropical astrology) or July 16 - August 15 (sidereal astrology))


שור

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”). Cognate with Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr).

(astronomy) Taurus (a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran)

(astrology) Taurus (the zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology))


נחש

נַחַשׁ (canonical)
nákhash (romanization)

magic, sorcery, spell, enchantment, augury


עקרב

he-noun

עַקְרָב • ('akráv) m (plural indefinite עַקְרַבִּים, singular construct עַקְרַב־, plural construct עַקְרַבֵּי־)

עַקְרָב (canonical)
'akráv (romanization)
עַקְרַבִּים (indefinite plural)
עַקְרַב־ (construct singular)
עַקְרַבֵּי־ (construct plural)
עַקְרָב (indefinite singular)
עַקְרַבִּי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
עַקְרַבֵּנוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הָעַקְרָב (definite singular)
עַקְרַבְּךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
עַקְרַבֵּךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
עַקְרַבְּכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
עַקְרַבְּכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
עַקְרַב־ (construct singular)
עַקְרַבּוֹ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
עַקְרַבָּהּ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
עַקְרַבָּם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
עַקְרַבָּן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)
עַקְרַבִּים (indefinite plural)
עקרביי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
עַקְרַבַּי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
עַקְרַבֵּינוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הָעַקְרַבִּים (definite plural)
עַקְרַבֶּיךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
עקרבייך (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
עַקְרַבַּיִךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
עַקְרַבֵּיכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
עַקְרַבֵּיכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
עַקְרַבֵּי־ (construct plural)
עַקְרַבָּיו (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
עַקְרַבֶּיהָ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
עַקְרַבֵּיהֶם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
עַקְרַבֵּיהֶן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Classical Syriac ܥܩܪܒܐ (ʿeqarbā).


עקרב

עַקְרָב • ('akráv) m

עַקְרָב (canonical)
'akráv (romanization)

(astrology) Scorpio (the zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 23 - November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology))


קשת

he-proper noun

קַשָּׁת • (kashát)

קַשָּׁת (canonical)
kashát (romanization)

Cognate with Akkadian 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum, “bow”) and Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”).

(astronomy) Sagittarius (a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer)

(astrology) Sagittarius (the zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology))


דלי

דְּלִי • (dli) m

Compare Classical Syriac ܕܰܘܠܳܐ (dawlā), Arabic دَلْو (dalw), as well as Old Armenian դոյլ (doyl), a Semitic borrowing.

(astronomy) Aquarius (a constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a water carrier)

(astrology) Aquarius (the zodiac sign for the water carrier, ruled by Uranus covering January 20 – February 18 (tropical astrology) or February 15 – March 14 (sidereal astrology))


אריה

אַרְיֵה • (aryé) m

From Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-. Compare Ge'ez አርዌ (ʾärwe, “animal, beast”).

(astronomy) Leo (a constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola)

(astrology) Leo (the zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology))


מזל

he-noun

מַזָּל • (mazál) m (plural indefinite מַזָּלוֹת)

מַזָּל (canonical)
mazál (romanization)
מַזָּלוֹת (indefinite plural)

→ Judeo-Arabic: מזל (mazzal)

→ Ladino: mazal

→ Yiddish: מזל (mazl)

⇒ English: mazel tov, schlimazel

desc

⇒ Ancient Greek: κακομάζαλος (kakomázalos)

Likely from Akkadian 𒌓𒁕 (manzaltum). Compare Aramaic מַזָּלָא (mazzālā, “constellation; luck, destiny”) (Classical Mandaic ࡌࡀࡍࡆࡀࡋࡀ (manzala, “constellation; zodiac sign”)).

cog

(historical, astrology) planet: any of the seven major celestial bodies that move relative to the stars in the night sky; that is, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, or Mars

astrological sign
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(astrology) astrological sign (any of twelve signs, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology)


בתולה

he-proper noun

בְּתוּלָה • (betulá) f

בְּתוּלָה (canonical)
betulá (romanization)

From Proto-Semitic *batūl-. Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎁𐎚𐎍𐎚 (btlt), Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā), Arabic بَتُول (batūl).

cog

בְּתוּלְתָּא

Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā)

(astronomy) Virgo (: A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica)

(astrology) Virgo (: The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology))


טלה

he-proper noun

טָלֶה • (talé) m

(astronomy) Aries (a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a ram)

(astrology) Aries (the zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 – April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 – May 15 (sidereal astrology))


גדי

he-noun

גְּדִי • (g'dí) m

Root
 ג־ד־ה (g-d-h)
Cognate with Akkadian 𒂵𒁕𒅀 (gadû), Arabic جَدْي (jady), Aramaic גַּדְיָא (gaḏyā).

(astrology) Capricorn (: The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology))


דגים

he-proper noun

דָּגִים • (dagím) m

דָּגִים (canonical)
dagím (romanization)

(astronomy) Pisces (The Fish, a Greco-Roman constellation of the zodiac named for its presumed resemblance to a pair of fish)

(astrology) Pisces (the zodiac sign for the fish, supposed to be ruled by Neptune and to influence events occurring between February 20 and March 20 (tropical) or, less often, between March 15 and April 14 (sidereal))


תאומים

תְּאוֹמִים • (te'omím) m pl

תְּאוֹמִים (canonical)
te'omím (romanization)

(astronomy) Gemini (a constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology)

(astrology) Gemini (the zodiac sign for the twins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology))


מאזניים

מאזניים / מֹאזְנַיִם • (moz'náyim) m du

מֹאזְנַיִם (canonical)
moz'náyim (romanization)

The word has equivalents in several Semitic languages. It seems to be a dual form of the singular *מוֹזֵן, derived from the root *ו־ז־ן whose ancient meaning was weighing, compare Arabic وَزَنَ (wazana, “to weigh”).
If so, the expected spelling of the word would be *מוֹזְנַיִם. The current spelling is probably the result of a late allusion (in spelling only) to the word אָזְנַיִם, although there is no etymological connection between the words. This analogy stemmed from a folk etymology that linked the two words due to their phonetic similarity. Its influence was so strong that already in the language of the Bible the secondary root א־ז־ן (which appears in the Bible in איזן) is derived from מאזניים, where the aleph does not have any "right to exist" historically.


אוב

he-noun

אוֹב • (ʾōv) m (plural indefinite אֹבוֺת)

אוֹב (canonical)
ʾōv (romanization)
אֹבוֺת (indefinite plural)