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Athakעתכ

ath-awk' · Monarchy (David/Solomon)

In the Bible

A biblical toponym — Athak — attested in 1 Sam 16:15 (4 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).

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1 Sam 16:15

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ עַבְדֵֽי־שָׁא֖וּל אֵלָ֑יו הִנֵּה־נָ֧א רוּחַ־אֱלֹהִ֛ים רָעָ֖ה מְבַעִתֶּֽךָ׃

Saul’s courtiers said to him, “An evil spirit of God is terrifying you.

Facts

Typeplace (toponym)
Biblical periodMonarchy (David/Solomon)
Gematria490
Letters3 consonants

Stellar letters

The 3-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

ע
Capricorn · Ayin

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Athak appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

DatePrecessional eraOccupied letters |O|
12 Jan 1994Pisces3