[Avodah] Names of Heavenly Bodies

[Joshua Meisner]

I understand the etymologies behind the names used by Chazal to refer to the
bright heavenly body (Venus) the red body (Mars), and the 7th body (Saturn),
but why is Mercury referred to as Kochav and Jupiter as Tzedek?

Thanks,

Joshua
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