H3594: כִּיּוּן
Kîyûwn · pronounced kee-yoon' · “Kiyyun”
Definition
properly, a statue, i.e. idol; but used (by euphemism) forsome heathen deity (perhaps corresponding to Priapus or Baal-peor)
KJV translates it as: Chiun.
Word origin: from H3559 (כּוּן);
Extended definition
§ Chiun = "an image" or "pillar"
probably a statue of the Assyrian-Babylonian god of the planet Saturn and used to symbolise Israelite apostasy
probably a statue of the Assyrian-Babylonian god of the planet Saturn and used to symbolise Israelite apostasy
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3594 is translated
- kiyyun ×1
Bible verses with H3594 (Kîyûwn)
Kîyûwn appears in 1 verse.
- Amos 5:26
But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.