הֵילֵל בֶּן-שָׁחַר
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The title "Helel ben Shachar" (Hebrew for "shining one, son of the morning") refers to the planet Venus as the morning star. The Hebrew word transliterated as Hêlêl or Heylel occurs only once in the Hebrew Bible. The Septuagint renders הֵילֵל in Greek as Ἑωσφόρος (Heōsphoros), "bringer of dawn", the Ancient Greek name for the morning star.
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Isaiah 14. Title refers to the planet Venus as the morning star.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ἑωσφόρος
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“the king of Babylon is condemned in a prophetic vision by the prophet Isaiah and is addressed as הֵילֵל בֶּן-שָׁחַר (Helel ben Shachar, Hebrew for "shining one, son of the morning"), The title "Helel ben Shachar" refers to the planet Venus as the morning star, and that is how the Hebrew word is usually interpreted.”
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