Chiun: A word occurring in connection with "Siccuth" in Amos v. Scholars have long been puzzled to know whether in this passage they are common nouns or proper names. Siccuth" is probably the Assyrian "Sakkut" (Schrader, "K. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
Chiun (2): CHIUN (2) ki'-un (Amos 5:26 the King James Version): Called in Acts 7:43 "Rephan" (Rhemphan) the planet Saturn. See ASTROLOGY. ki'-un (Amos 5:26 the King James Version): Called in Acts 7:43 "Rephan" (Rhemphan) the ... [70%] 1915-01-01
Chiun (1): CHIUN (1) ki'-un: Thus Hebrew kiyun, is transliterated in Amos 5:26 the King James Version. The vowels represent an assimilation to some such word as shiqquts, "detestable thing," or gillul, "idol" (properly "a filthy thing"), in consonance with ... [70%] 1915-01-01