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mazzārōt מַזָּרוֹת ‘constellation’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: apparently from nāzar נָזַר ‘to dedicate / be a Nazarite’ in the sense of distinction
Roots: נזר

mazzārōt n, f
1) Mazzaroth
 1a) the 12 signs of the Zodiac and their 36 associated constellations

Mentioned in Job 38:32

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