• Lupus is also a beast and on the opposite sign.
• Arabic As-Sadr, "The breast."
  • Breast.
    • Hebrew shad, shad, or shod, shode, probably from Heb. shuwd, shood, a primary root properly to swell up, thus (in its original sense) contr., the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging), breast, pap, teat.
    • Hebrew chadiy (Chald.), khad-ee', corresponding to Heb. chazeh, khaw-zeh', from Heb. chazah, khaw-zaw', a primary root to gaze at, thus the breast (as most seen in front), breast, thus a breast, breast.
• Other sources claim that another spelling is Shedar, which means "The Freed."
  • Hebrew sh^edar (Chald.), shed-ar', a primary root to endeavor, labour.
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 107 "Ulugh Bey says Arabic name is El Seder, the Freed."
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 107 "a Schedir (Hebrew), the freed." (left breast)
• Other names for Schedar: Al Sadr, Zedar'on, Sed'er.

• Arabic Al-Kaff, "The palm" of the Pleiades.
  • Palm, note that it is listed in Aries contellation also.
    • Hebrew kaph, kaf, from Heb. kaphaph, kaw-faf', a primary root to curve, bow down, thus the hollow hand or palm.
• In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 107 "b Caph (Hebrew), the branch."
• Other names for Caph: Al Sanam al Nakah, Chaph, Kaff, Al Kaff, Al Kaff al H'adib (stars).

• Arabic Ar-Rukbah, "The knee."
  • Knee, Knees.
    • Hebrew berek, beh'-rek, from Heb. barak, baw-rak', a primary root to kneel, by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), bless, kneel (down), praise, salute. thus a knee, knee.
    • Greek gonu, gon-oo', of uncertain affinity, the "knee," kneel.
• Some sources claim Ruchba means "the enthroned."    Please note that some of the other names for Cassiopea: Dhat al Kursi'yy, Dhath Alcursi', Dath Elkarti', are very similar.
  • Under Aries and in Eridanus star names we find b Cursa or Cursa', is Arabic for the "footstool of the giant."
    • Arabic Al-Kursi, "The chair."
      • Also called "chair/footstool of Orion."
      • Sumerian guzza: throne; chair.
        • Sumerian ^(giš)gu-za: chair (cf., guzza).
      • Seat, Stool, Throne.
        • Hebrew kiççe', kis-say', or kiççeh, kis-say', from Heb. kaçah, kaw-saw', a primary root properly to plump, i.e. fill up hollows, by implication to cover (for clothing or secrecy), thus properly covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied), seat, stool, throne.
        • One source claims that the Egyptian word for 'throne' or 'seat' is 'KXA' ('kazhaa') which looks like it could be pronounced 'cassa', resembling Cassiopeia's name.
      • Footstool.
        • Hebrew hadom, had-ome', from an unused root meaning to stamp upon, a footstool, [foot-]stool.
        • Hebrew kebesh, keh'-besh, from Heb. kabash, kaw-bash', a primary root to tread down, hence negative to disregard, positive to conquer, subjugate, violate, thus a footstool (as trodden upon), footstool.
        • One source claims that the Hebrew keves (kebesh), and the Greek hypopodion, used in Scripture both literally (2 Chronicles 9:18) and figuratively: of the earth (Isa. 66:1, Matt. 5:35); of the Temple (Lam. 2:1), of the ark (Psalm 99:5) and of subjection, of heathen enemies by the messianic king (Psalm 110:1, Luke 20:43, Acts 2:35).
      • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 130 "b Cursa, bent down (source of the river) at Orion."
      • Other names for Cursa: Dhalim', Kursa, Thalim', Al Thalim.
    • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 107 "Arabic Ruchba, the enthroned, Chaldee Dat al cursa."
    • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 94 "Ruchbah, Dat al Cursa, the Enthroned, the Seated."
• Other names for Ruchbah: Ruc'ba, Rucha, Ruc'bar, Ruch'bah, Al Ruk'bah, Alruca'ba.
  • Under Sagittarius star names the a Rukbat, comes from the Arabic word for "knee."    Also seen as Ar-Rukbah, "The knee."
    • Other names for Rukbat: Ruc'ba, Ruc'bah, Ruc'bar, Ruk'bah, Ruktbat, Ruk'batal Rami, Al rami or Rami.
    • Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 63 "The names of the brightest stars are: ... Arabic Ruchba or rami, the riding of the bowman (Psalm 45:4, 5)."    Rolleston also mentions "Urkab er rami, the bowman, the rider."

• Another name is Navi, believed to be "Ivan" spelled backwards [Gus Grissom, Apollo 1].

    The southern half of the constellation is flooded by the Milky Way and many open clusters populate the region including M52 and M103.


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