According to the Talmud (Ber. 58b), this cluster is called "Kimah" because it consists of about 100 stars. The constellation is in the northern sky, with its tail to the west of the Milky Way (ib.; comp. Pes. 94b). For the most important reference to the Pleiades, which have always attracted attention on account of their brilliancy and number,
Astronomie in Job – Pleïaden / Mazaroth
J. Hartnett, ‘Pleiades and Orion: bound, unbound, or …?’
Don B. DeYoung, Pleiades bound and Orion unbound