From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved "Volume III - The Second Month - Star Names for Auriga"
In the Second Month of Taurus

Star Names of Auriga
a Capella, Latin "little she-goat," diminutive of caper, goat.

• Under Goat, i.e. "she-goat."
  • Hebrew 'ez, aze, from Heb. 'azaz, aw-zaz', a primary root, to be stout, be strong, thus a she-goat (as strong), but masc. in plur., (she) goat, kid.
• In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 134 "a .... its name Alioth (Hebrew) means a she-goat (in the body of the goat)."
• Arabic Alioth, "a she-goat," seen under the star e in Ursa Major in the Cancer section.
  • e Alioth, Alioth', referred to as a "goat," but is derived from an older Arabic version meaning, "bull."
    • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 155, "The star e is called Alioth, a name we have had in Auriga, meaning a she goat."
    • Rolleston also confirms that "the Hebrew Alioth means the she-goat or ewe (Psalm 78:71)."
      • Ewe.
        • Hebrew 'uwl, ool, a primary root, to suckle, i.e. give milk, thus milch (ewe great) with young.
    • Other names for Alioth: Arabic Al-Jawn "The black horse," Al Haun or Haur, Al Haw'ar, Al Jaun', Aliath', Al'abi'eth, Al'ai'oth, Alea'tel, Alcha'yr, Alhai'ath, Alhi'ath, Alhut', Aliar'e, Alior'e, Al'yat, Mi'ract, Risal'ioth.
      • Some sources promote Alisoth as Aziel, scapegoat or sin offering (Lev. 16:15, 20-22, 27).
• In "The Dawn of Astronomy" a study of the temple-worship and mythology of the Ancient Egyptians by J. Norman Lockyer, New York, The McMillian Company 1897, as seen on page 317-318, "We are driven, then, to the conclusion that the star Capella is personified by Ptah, and that as Capella was worshipped setting, Ptah is represented as a mummy ... the temples both at Annu and Memphis were dedicated to Ptah."
• One-source claims, "The She-Goat the anti-christ-a woman who becomes a man (Jer. 31:22 and Dan. 11:37)."
• Other names for Capella: Alhajoth, Alcghel'a, Alha'ior, Alha'joc, Ayyuk', Al Hadi, Al Rakib, Kabd al 'Inan.

b Menkalinan or Men'kalinan', Arabic "shoulder of him of the reins."

• Arabic Mankib Dhi-al-'Inan, "shoulder of the rein-holder," or Auriga as charioteer.
• Shoulder.
  • Hebrew shikmah, shik-maw', feminine of Heb. sh^ekem, shek-em', from Heb. shakam, shaw-kam', a primary root properly to incline (the shoulder to a burden), thus the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens, shoulder.
    • Under Pisces in the Star Names of Cepheus, we find a Alderamin or Alder'amin an Arabic word meaning either "forearm" or "shoulder," specifically the "right forearm."
      • Hebrew zerowa', zer-o'-ah, from Heb. zara, zaw-rah', the arm (as stretched out), shoulder.
      • Hebrew katheph, kaw-thafe', a primary root, to clothe, the shoulder, where the garments hang.
  • Greek omos, o'-mos, perhaps from the alt. Gr. phero, fer'-o, a primary verb (as in bearing), the shoulder (as that on which burdens are bourne), shoulder.
• Reins.
  • Hebrew kilyah, kil-yaw', fem. of Heb. k^eliy, kel-ee', from Heb. kalah, kaw-law', a primary root to end, be finished, complete, thus something prepared, i.e. any apparatus, thus (only in plural), a kidney (as an essential organ), fig. the mind (as the interior self), kidneys, reins.
  • Greek nephros, nef-ros', of uncertain affin., a kidney (plural), i.e. (fig.) the inmost mind, reins.
• Another source states "Menkilinon, the band of the goats; bound, never to be again lost (John 10:11)."
  • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 109 "Menkalinon, Chaldean, the Band of the Goats or Ewes."
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 134 "b (in the shepherd's right arm), is called Menkilinon, and means the band or chain of the goats."
• Other names for Menkalinan: Men'kalina', Menkalinon.

g Aurigae (no name).

• One source claims it is Karn al Thaur al Shamaliy'yah (horn of the bull of heaven), which is now called b Taurii, which is El Nath in Taurus.
• In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 135 "star in his right foot is called El Nath (like another in Aries), which means wounded or slain."
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 121 regarding Taurus "b (at the tip of the left horn) has an Arabic name - El Nath, meaning wounded or slain."
• The g and m star when combined is called Al Hiba', the other kid.

d Aurigae (no name), in the head.

• One source calls it Prijipati, "Lord of Creation" (Sanskrit/Pali).

e Aurigae (no name) or Maaz, "he-goat."

• Arabic Al-Ma'z, "The he-goat."
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 135 "Maaz, which means a flock of goats."
    • Seen early in Capella, under Goat, i.e. "she-goat."
      • Sumerian maš; máš: kid; he-goat.
      • Sumerian ůz, ud₅, ut₅: she-goat.
      • Hebrew 'ez, aze, from Heb. 'azaz, aw-zaz', a primary root, to be stout, be strong, thus a she-goat (as strong), but masc. in plur., (she) goat, kid.
• Auriga achieves fame today from the e Aurigae, an eclipsing binary (with 27-year period) with a magnitude 3 component, orbiting the largest star yet observed.
• Other names for Maaz: Al Anz, 'Anz, Almaaz, Al Ma'az.

z Sadatoni, Sadato'ni or Saclateni, Saclate'ni, which means one of "the kids," or a kid.

• The Arabic here is unexplained.
• On the far side the Hebrew tso'n, tsone, or ts^e'own (Psa. 144:13), tseh-one', from an unused root meaning to migrate, a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats), also fig. (of men), (small) cattle, flock, lamb, sheep ([-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herd]), is similar to the word toni.
• Other names for Sadatoni: Al Jady'ain, Haedi, Haedus, Hoedus I.

i Aurigae (no name), which forms one foot of Auriga.

• Al Khabdhilinan
• Other names for Al Khabdhilinan: Hassaleh, Ka'b dhi'l 'Inan, Tawabi'al 'Ayyuk'.
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 135 "Aiyuk, which also means wounded in the foot."

h Aurigae (no name).

• One source calls this Al 'Inaz, "the other kid."
  • Hebrew 'ez, aze, from Heb. 'azaz, aw-zaz', a primary root, to be stout, be strong, thus a she-goat (as strong), but masc. in plur., (she) goat, kid.
• Other names for Al 'Inaz: Hoedus II, Maha'sim, Mi'sam, Al Mizar.

l Al Hurr.

• This star does not show up on the modern asterism.

m Aurigae (no name).

• This star does not show up on the modern asterism.
• The g and m star when combined is called Al Hiba', the other kid.

    Other stars not shown here are:
q and p to round out the 10 stars of Auriga.

    Star Clusters in Auriga are M36 and M38.

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    This file was updated on June 18, 2005.

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