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# pleiades

proper noun (the Pleiades — plural)

«pleiades» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleiades/#m1)
2. In Greek myths, the Pleiades were seven sisters, daughters of Atlas, who were turned into stars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleiades/#m2)

### In the 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

- We saw the Pleiades on a clear winter night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleiades/#x1)
- The Pleiades look like a tiny group of stars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleiades/#x2)
- The Pleiades are also called the Seven Sisters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleiades/#x3)
- In New Zealand, Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleiades/#x4)
- The Subaru car logo shows the Pleiades. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleiades/#x5)
- In the Greek myth, the Pleiades were seven sisters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleiades/#x6)
- With binoculars you can see dozens of stars in the Pleiades. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleiades/#x7)

### 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 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.

### Examples

- Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. (Writings JOB.9.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/#x2)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pleiades» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleiades/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «pleiades» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pleiades/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pleiades» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pleiades.html) on Mova free.