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As seen in Centaurus Constellation Names - subject: Cheiron, Chiron, Chiun, Kiyuwn, Remphan
- Greek Cheiron, who clutches an animal, a boar of lion, now Lupus, Greek Theiron, "Wild Animal" or "Beast", Romans Bestia, Hostia, Victima.
- Rolleston "Greek Chiron, the pierced, who pierces (Isa. 9:6)."
- In "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss page 30 "Cheiron, the despised, Hebrew root, the pierced, or who pierces."
- Chiun (ki'un), possibly Saturn as god, but the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
- Hebrew Kiyuwn, kee-yoon', from Heb. kuwn, koon, a primary root to be erect, to set up, properly a statue, i.e. idol, but used (by euphemism) for some heathen deity (perhaps corresponding to Priapus - a son of Dionysus and Aphrodite and god of procreation, phallus or Baal-peor - a Moabitish deity), Chiun.
- Thus as seen in Amos 5:26 where:
- KJV has "tabernacle of your Molech and Chiun your images, the star of your god."
- NIV has "the shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god".
- RSV translates: "Sakkuth your king, and Kaiwan your star-god, your images."
- Also see Remphan.
- Acts 7:43 "the star of your god Remphan, figures..."
- Greek Rhemphan, hrem-fan', by incorrect transliteration for a word of Hebrew origin [Kiyuwn, kee-yoon'], Remphan (i.e. Kijun), an Egyptian idol.
- Under Centaurus star names k Centauri (no name).
- One source calls this Ke Kwan, meaning "calvary officer."
- It seems to be a reference to Hebrew Kiyyan, or the Greek Chiron.
Also seen in the Centaurus Constellation Names - subject: Despised
- The Despised One
- Others say the Centaur is an unusual man having two natures: part man and part horse.
- The Hebrew name for this is Bezeh, which means "the despised one."
- Despised.
- Hebrew bazah, baw-zaw', a primary root to disesteem, despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible).
- Rolleston claims this as "Hebrew Beze, the despised."
- Rolleston also claims that "Arabic Al Beze
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