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ʿayiš עַ֫יִשׁ ‘Bear’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿūš עוּשׁ ‘to help’
Roots: עושׁ

ʿayiš pr n f title
1) a constellation
 1a) Great Bear, Ursa Major
 1b) (TWOT) Arcturus

Mentioned in Job 38:32, 9:9

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