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

Star Names of Centaurus
    The asterism of Centaurus is configured upside down as seen in the night sky.

a Rigel (or Rigil) Kentaurus (sometimes Rigel Kent) is the third brightest star in the sky, has three names, its name Rigel is not to be confused with the Rigel in Orion.    The star's name means "foot of the centaur" ("Rigel" comes from the Arabic word for "foot").

• Arabic Rijl Qanturus, "Foot of the centaur."
• A rarer name is Toliman, meaning "ostriches," from an Arabic description of the stars of Centaurus; and, rarer still, Bungula, probably from the Latin word for "hoof."    This star lines up with Pleiades in Taurus.
  • Heretofore.
    • Hebrew t^emowl, tem-ole' or t^emol, tem-ole', probably for Hebrew 'ethmowl, eth-mole', or 'ithmowl, ith-mole', or 'ethmuwl, eth-mool', probably from Heb. 'eth, ayth, entity, or 'eth, ayth, nearness and Heb. muwl, mool, abrupt, the front, thus heretofore, def. yesterday, before (that)time, + heretofore, of late (old), times past, thus properly ago, i.e. a (short or long) time since, especially yesterday, or (with Heb. shilshowm, shil-shome', or shilshom) day before yesterday, heretofore, time past.
    • Greek proamartano, pro-am-ar-tan'-o, to sin previously (to conversion), sin already, heretofore sin.
  • Hereafter.
    • Hebrew 'achowr, aw-khore', or (short.) 'achor, from Heb. 'Achiyra', akh-ee-rah', thus the hinder part, hence (adv.) behind, backward, hereafter, time to come, without.
    • Hebrew 'achar, akh-ar', from Heb. 'achar, aw-khar', a primary root to loiter, (i.e. be behind), to procrastinate, thus properly the hind part, hereafter.
    • Greek tauta, tow'-tah, these things, afterward, hereafter.
  • Toliman "The Heretofore and the Heretoafter - same as the Alpha and the Omega (Isa. 41:4 and Revelation 1:8).
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 40 and in the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss page 30 "Toliman, the heretofore and the hereafter (in the horses forefoot)."
  • Rolleston confirms that "Toliman (in the foot) The Heretofore and the Heretoafter."
• Other names for Rigel Kentaurus: Ri'jil al Kentau'rus, Rigilkent, Albe'ze, Toliman.

b Agena or Hadar is the Greek and Latin word for "knee."

• Agena "(Ruler) Peoples of the Sea" - Gentiles (Isa. 60:5, 11, "the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.").
• Rarely known, as Hadar, an Arabic name "the settled land," but is basically untranslated.
  • Hebrew chadrak, khad-rawk', of uncertain der., Chadrak, a Syrian deity, Hadrach.
  • It also could be Hadad or Adad, seen as Hebrew 'adad, ad-ad', properly an orth. variation for Heb. Chadad, Adad, (or Hadad).
• Other names for Agena: Aliz'ze, Al Ha'dar.

g Muliphain which is a name originally applied to a star in g Canis Major (which is impossible under Gemini).

• Muhlifan, means "star sworn by."
• Star name under Gemini in Canis Major is g Muliphein', "star to swear by."
  • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 117, "Muliphen, the Leader, the Chieftain."
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 144 "Muliphen, (Arabic), the leader, the chief."
  • Other names for Muliphein': Muliphen, Isis, Mir'za.

d Centauri (no name).

e Centauri (no name).

z Alnair which is Arabic for "bright one."

• Arabic An-Nayyir, "The bright one."
• Also see the information for the star named a Alnair in the constellation Grus, a constellation seen below Piscis Austrinus, which is below Aquarius.

h Centauri (no name).

q or J Merkent is a contraction from Arabic, meaning "in the shoulder of the centaur."

• Also known as Menkent, "shoulder of the centaur."

k Centauri (no name).

• One source calls the Ke Kwan, meaning "calvary officer."
• It seems to reference to Hebrew Kiyyan, or the Greek Chiron.

l Centauri (no name) is surrounded by the emission nebula IC 2944.

    Other stars not seen are:
f, m, c, i, s, r, and p to round out the 17 stars of Centaurus.


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