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单词 Mazzaroth
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Mazzaroth

/ˈmazərɒθ/
(also Mazaroth) Chiefly poetic
noun
1Treated as plural. The twelve signs of the zodiac.
2With singular concord. The star Sirius; (also) the constellation Canis Major (which contains Sirius). Also (occasionally) applied to other individual stars or constellations. Now rare.
  • The singular uses apparently arise from misinterpretation of the plural Hebrew form in Job 38:32..

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in The Bible and Holy Scriptures. From Hebrew mazzārōṯ, plural of mazzār constellation, zodiac (only Job 38:32 in plural), probably variant of mazzāl star.

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