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CHAPTER 8 EARTH, MOON, SUN, PLANETS
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Figure 8.3. Plot of log -diameter of the planets (excluding Jupiter ) as a function of their celestial object
numerical values (ONV). All names (except Earth) are nonbiblical.
The former appears only once: “them also that burned incense to Ba’al, to
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the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets [mazalot ] and to all the host of
heaven” (2 Kings 23:5). The latter also appears only once: “Can you bring forth
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the [mazarot ] in their seasons?” (Job 38:32).
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The word mazalot is common in modern Hebrew, and the singular form
means, simply, luck. One can easily trace how this concept has evolved. The root
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of mazal is N.Z.L (in mazal, the N is “swallowed” in the Z, as often happens
in Hebrew, and its concealed presence is then indicated by a point (a linguistic
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mapik) in the Hebrew equivalent of Z (the letter zayin). In the Hebrew
language, the root N.Z.L is source to various words, all of which imply “to leak,”
“to drip,” or to “flow (run) down.” One can easily understand why the source of

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the Hebrew general name for planets is mazalot, and why mazal also means

“luck.” Planets are supposed to affect our lives, and their influence drips down to
“make a difference” in our lives (this is basic astrological know-how, which needs
no further elaboration if one is educated enough …).
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But why does mazar also mean “planet,” and is this name intended for a
particular planet?