• Arabic Al-Minkhar, "The nostril."    Min in Arabic means "belonging to."
• Others state that it means "The Bound" or "Chained Enemy," to refer to Satan as the great enemy chained by Christ, the strong One.
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 113 "a Menkar, the bound or chained enemy (upper mandible)."
  • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 95 "Menkar, the chained Enemy."
• Other names for Menkar: Al Min'ha, Mekab, Menkab, Mon'kar.

• Arabic Dhanab Qaytus means, "tail of Cetus."
• Other names for Deneb Kaitos: Denebcaiton, Dha'nab al Kai'tos al Janubi'yy, Shemali (?).
• Sometimes called Diphda, which means "second frog" in Arabic, possibly representing a second group of demonic false Christs.
  • Arabic Ad-Difdi, "The frog."
  • Frogs.
    • Hebrew tsephardea', tsef-ar-day'-ah, from Heb. tsephar, tsaw-far', to skip, thus a swamp, a marsh-leaper, frog.
  • Others say that Diphda means "The Overthrown."
    • Overthrow.
      • Hebrew haphak, haw-fak', Heb. haras, haw-ras', Heb. naphal, naw-ful', Heb. 'avath, aw-vath', Heb. shamad, shaw-mad', Heb. shamat, shaw-mat'.
    • Christ has come to this world to overthrow the kingdom and power of Satan who is thus held by Aries in Bondage.    (Note: the connection to the word frog Gr. batrachos, bat'-rakh-os, in Revelation with the 3 evil spirits.).
    • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 113 "b Diphda, or Deneb Kaitos, overthrown, or thrust down."
    • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 95 "Diphda, the Overthrown, the Thrust-down."
  • Other names for Diphda: Dif'da, Difda al Thani, Rana Secunda, the "Second Frog," (the "First Frog" is Fomalhaut in Piscis Austrinus), Al Difdi' Al Thani.

• Originally the name for all the stars making up the circlet of stars that forms Cetus's head.
• Another source states g Kaffaljidhma means "cut-short hand" (reaching from Pleiades).
  • Arabic Al-Kaff al-Jadhma', "The cut-short hand."
• Other names for Kaffaljidhma: Al Kaff al Jidh'mah (Judh'mah), Sadr al Kaitos or Ketus.

• Arabic Batn Qaytus, "belly of Cetus."
  • Arabic #28 Batn al Hut, Arrexhe, Al Batn al Hut, "Belly of the Fish."
    • Another source shows Arabic lunar station #26 Batn al Kut (? e Ceti), Kalb al Hut, Al Risha (a Piscium).
  • Under Aries is the star name d Botein, Arabic, "belly," is defined as follows.
    • Belly.
      • Hebrew beten, beh'-ten, from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow, the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.
      • Sumerian tłn: n., wrap, bandage; pouch, case; stomach; lip; adj., intact, bound.
      • Sumerian šag₄, šą: n., intestines; gut; heart; stomach; abdomen; entrails; womb; midst, inside; bed of a river; prep., in; at.
• Other names for Baten Kaitos: Batn al Kaitos or Ketus, Bat'enel Kai'tas, Bat'enkaiton.

• One source calls this Schemali, probably from Deneb Kaitos Shemali, Deneb Kaitos Al Shamaliyy.

• The mere discovery of a variable star lent support to the Copernican revolution in astronomy and furthered the collapse of the old beliefs.
• o Ceti (Mira) changes in a period of 332 days, taking seven months to wane and three months to wax.
• One-source states it means "wonderful," the Latin root for such words as "miracle."    Mira has a connection to the birth of Jesus Christ, Isaiah 9 called him wonderful, Counselor, etc. gibbor.
  • Miracle (Latin miraculum) means marvelous event or an event that causes wonder.
  • The biblical words designating miracles are:
    • Hebrew mowpheth, mo-faith', or mopheth, miracle.
    • Greek thauma, "wonder"; pele' and teras, "portent".
    • Heb. gevhevah and Gr. dynamis, "display of power."
    • Hebrew 'owth, oth, or 'oth, a signal and Gr. semeion, an indication or "sign."
• Some claim that the Hebrew name for Mira means "Rebel."
  • Rebel.
    • Hebrew marad, maw-rad', to rebel.
    • Hebrew marah, maw-raw, to be bitter, to rebel.
    • Satan was Lucifer, the rebel angel who rebelled against God.
    • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 113 "o Mira, the rebel."
    • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 95 "Mira, the Rebel."
    • Sumerian mer₍₂₎, mir₍₂₎: n., storm wind; violent storm; north(wind); anger; belt, waistband; an encircling snake. adj., angry.

    Other stars not shown here are:
In the head is l, m, x¹, and x².
In the neck d.
In the body is p, n, t, 2 and 7 to round out the 18 stars of Cetus.


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