How to Pronounce Arcturus

What does Arcturus mean?

Arcturus means “a gathering together”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

What is Arcturus?

Bear-keeper, the name given by the ancients to the brightest star in the constellation Bootes. In the Authorized Version (Job 9:9; 38:32) it is the rendering of the Hebrew word ’ash, which probably designates the constellation the Great Bear. This word (‘ash) is supposed to be derived from an Arabic word meaning night-watcher, because the Great Bear always revolves about the pole, and to our nothern hemisphere never sets.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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