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(astronomy) Mars

Ma•a•dim, Mars, is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System, after Mercury. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often described as the “Red Planet” because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a...

(astronomy) Venus

No•gah is the second farthest planet from earth after Mercury (Ko•chav Cha•ma). It is the brightest planet in our Solar System after the sun and moon. No•gah was associated with the female Babylonian goddess, Ishtar, and this is the source of the English name ‘star.’...

(astronomy) Jupiter

Jupiter, the largest of the Solar System planets, is called in Hebrew ‘Tze•dek,’ which means ‘justice’. The name Tze•dek appears in the Old Testament, but not in reference to the planet, although this visible planet was known in the Biblical era. It is...