Bible Dictionaries
Arcturus
People's Dictionary of the Bible
Arcturus (ark-tû'rus). Job 9:9; Job 38:32, in A. V., but the R. V. correctly reads "bear" in both passages. Arcturus is the name of a fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Bootes; but the Hebrew word in Job refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. The "sons" are probably the three stars in the tail of the bear.
Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of
BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Arcturus'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​a/arcturus.html. 1893.