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# pleiades

«pleiades» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a bright cluster of stars in the night sky, in the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

proper noun (the Pleiades — plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The Pleiades is a bright cluster of stars in the night sky, in the constellation Taurus, also called the Seven Sisters; in Japan it is called Subaru, and in New Zealand Māori call it Matariki. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#m1)

2) In Greek myths, the Pleiades were seven sisters, daughters of Atlas, who were turned into stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Pleiades is a group of stars. Job names it with Orion and the Bear as a wonder God made and rules. Interpretation: Tradition says the Hebrew word is Kimah, and sages discussed which stars it meant. The verses show that only God sets the order of the heavens. In the primary lessons: In science lessons on space, the Pleiades is a star cluster you can see without a telescope in winter (in the north); people with good eyes count six or seven stars. In New Zealand, Matariki (the rising of the Pleiades in midwinter) marks the Māori New Year and is a public holiday. The cluster is mentioned in the Bible (Book of Job).

### examples

- Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. (Writings JOB.9.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#x1)
- Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? (Writings JOB.38.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#x2)
- We saw the Pleiades on a clear winter night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#x3)
- The Pleiades look like a tiny group of stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#x4)
- The Pleiades are also called the Seven Sisters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#x5)
- In New Zealand, Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#x6)
- The Subaru car logo shows the Pleiades. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#x7)
- In the Greek myth, the Pleiades were seven sisters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#x8)
- With binoculars you can see dozens of stars in the Pleiades. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#x9)

### note

A proper name: capital P, with «the». Pronounced «PLY-uh-deez». It is a star cluster, not a planet or a constellation by itself.

### In the corpora

- [Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.206/)
- [Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1037/)
- [In New Zealand the rise of Matariki, the Pleiades, now marks a Māori New Year public holiday.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/space/21-the-night-sky-in-summer-and-autumn-and-the-southern-sky/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pleiades» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.