Meanings
Rigel1
alternative Regel
- astronomyA blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
He is so pictured in the ancient Denderah Zodiac, where we see a man coming forth pointing to the three bright stars (Rigel, Bellatrix, and Betelguez) as his.
1893, E. W. Bullinger, Witness of the Stars, London: The author, page 125
Rigel2
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
Origin
Rigel · proper noun
- Arabicرِجْل“foot, leg”
- EnglishRigel
A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one (i.e., Orion)”).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Rigel · proper noun
- GermanReigel
- EnglishRigel
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Reigel or Riegel.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 參宿七 /参宿七
- 參宿七 /参宿七 (sam¹ sau³ cat¹)star
Chinese Mandarin 參宿七 /参宿七
- 參宿七 /参宿七 (Shēnxiùqī)star
French Rigel
- Rigelstar
German Rigel
- Rigelstar
Italian Rigel
- Rigelstar
Japanese リゲル
- リゲル (Rigeru)star
Lithuanian Rigelis
- Rigelisstar
Māori Puanga
- Puangastar
Polish Rigel
- Rigelstar
Scottish Gaelic An Spor Liath
- An Spor Liathstar
Spanish Rigel
- Rigelstar
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Rigel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rigel
“Rigel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rigel. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rigel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rigel.
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