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ANCIENT NAMES OF THE PLANETS

EXPLAINED FROM THEIR PRIMITIVE ROOTS

Prophecies &c.

corresponding 

with the names

                                       

Texts where the

word is used in 

this sense in the 

Hebrew Bible

                                                                     Mars                                                                      Hebrew Roots

Exo 12:22

Isa 63:2

Heb., Adom, red, blood shedding 

blood

Josh 20:3

רם

Rev 19:13

Madim, made like blood, Arab.

sense wounded Arab., Melekh,

as Melokh Pers., Azar, blood-flowing,

Arab. sense distress 

Gen 35:3

צרה

Gen 3:15

Copt., Melokh, broken, bruised.

wring

Lev 1:15

מלק

Isa 53:4,5

Zech 13:6 

 Egypt, Khons, wounded.

(Hercules) smitten            

Isa 53:4

ננצ

Matt 28:18

Sansc., Khonda, as Khons 

Angareka, woundedstricken

(gn — Mangala, the same

Isa 53:4

ננצ

Isa 49:25

Scand., Tuisco, striving,strove

( — Tyr, Tys, as Mars

Gen 26:20

עצק

Heb 12:3

Gr., Pirois, bruising orbruised 

 — Puroeis, fire colour — Ares,

as Mars Lat., Mars, bruised 

or breaker, brakest  

Isa 42:3 

Psa 74:14

ץצר

Mazzaroth by: Frances Rolleston

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