What is "mazzaroth"

Mazzaroth (Mazarot מַזָּרוֹת, LXX μαζουρωθ) is a hapax legomenon (i.e., a word appearing only once in a text) of the Hebrew Bible, found in . The similar word mazalot (מַּזָּלוֹת) in may be related.

The word's precise meaning is uncertain but its context is that of astronomical constellations, and it is often interpreted as a term for the zodiac or the constellations thereof.

In Yiddish, the term mazalot came to be used in the sense of "astrology" in general, surviving in the expression " mazel tov," meaning "good luck."