Strongs Number: H3594
- Hebrew Word
- כִּיּוּן
- Transliteration
- Kîyûwn
- Phonetic
- kee-yoon'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name
- Strongs Definition
-
properly a {statue} that {is} idol; but used (by euphemism) for some heathen deity (perhaps corresponding to Priapus or Baal-peor)
- BDB Definition
-
Chiun = "an image" or "pillar"
1. probably a statue of the Assyrian-Babylonian god of the planet Saturn and used to symbolise Israelite apostasy
- Origin
- From H3559
- Bible Usage
- Chiun.