How to Pronounce Pleiades

PLEE-uh-deez

Pleiades is pronounced PLEE-uh-deez (ˈpliːədiːz): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: PLEE-ah-deez.

What is Pleiades?

Heb. kimah, “a cluster” (Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8, A.V., “seven stars;” R.V., “Pleiades”), a name given to the cluster of stars seen in the shoulder of the constellation Taurus.

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

Also pronounced

PLEE-ah-deez

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