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Lexicon :: Strong's H3293 - yaʿar

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יַעַר
Transliteration
yaʿar
Pronunciation
yah'-ar
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure
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TWOT Reference: 888,889

Strong’s Definitions

יַעַר yaʻar, yah'-ar; from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees):—(honey-) comb, forest, wood.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x

The KJV translates Strong's H3293 in the following manner: forest (37x), wood (19x), forests (1x), honeycomb (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x
The KJV translates Strong's H3293 in the following manner: forest (37x), wood (19x), forests (1x), honeycomb (1x).

  1. forest, wood, thicket, wooded height

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יַעַר yaʻar, yah'-ar; from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees):—(honey-) comb, forest, wood.
STRONGS H3293: Abbreviations
† II. יַ֫עַר noun [masculine] honeycomb, — absolute יַעַר 1 Samuel 14:25, 26; suffix יַעְרִי Songs 5:1; — honeycomb, containing honey 1 Samuel 14:25 (where read הַשָּׂדֶה עַל־פְּנֵי הָיָה וְיַעַר with Greek Version of the LXX We Dr Kit in KauAT, instead of see as in MT); וַיָּבוֺא העם אֶלהַֿיַּעַר 1 Samuel 14:26 (|| דבשׁ 1 Samuel 14:25) and when the people came to the honeycomb behold its bees had departed (see Greek Version of the LXX We Dr Kit VB); אָכַלְתִּי יַעְרִי עִםדִּֿבְשִׁי Songs 5:1; see also I.יַעֲרָה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

14:25; 14:25; 14:25; 14:26; 14:26

Song of Songs

5:1; 5:1

H3293

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Strong's Number H3293 matches the Hebrew יַעַר (yaʿar),
which occurs 59 times in 59 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Deu 19:5–Eze 20:46)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:5 - For example, suppose someone goes into the forest with a neighbor to cut wood. And suppose one of them swings an ax to chop down a tree, and the ax head flies off the handle, killing the other person. In such cases, the slayer may flee to one of the cities of refuge to live in safety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:15 - Joshua replied, “If there are so many of you, and if the hill country of Ephraim is not large enough for you, clear out land for yourselves in the forest where the Perizzites and Rephaites live.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:18 - The forests of the hill country will be yours as well. Clear as much of the land as you wish, and take possession of its farthest corners. And you will drive out the Canaanites from the valleys, too, even though they are strong and have iron chariots.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:25 - even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:26 - They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:5 - One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave the stronghold and return to the land of Judah.” So David went to the forest of Hereth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:6 - So the battle began in the forest of Ephraim,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:8 - The battle raged all across the countryside, and more men died because of the forest than were killed by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:17 - They threw Absalom’s body into a deep pit in the forest and piled a great heap of stones over it. And all Israel fled to their homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:2 - One of Solomon’s buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.[fn] There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:17 - He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds.[fn] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:21 - All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:24 - Elisha turned around and looked at them, and he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:23 - By your messengers you have defied the Lord.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots
I have conquered the highest mountains—
yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
and its finest cypress trees.
I have reached its farthest corners
and explored its deepest forests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:33 - Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise,
for the LORD is coming to judge the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:16 - He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 7½ pounds.[fn] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:20 - All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:9 - The voice of the LORD twists mighty oaks[fn]
and strips the forests bare.
In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:10 - For all the animals of the forest are mine,
and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:13 - The wild boar from the forest devours it,
and the wild animals feed on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:14 - As a fire burns a forest
and as a flame sets mountains ablaze,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:12 - Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:20 - You send the darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals prowl about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:6 - We heard that the Ark was in Ephrathah;
then we found it in the distant countryside of Jaar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:6 - I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:3 - Young Woman
Like the finest apple tree in the orchard
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 - Young Man
I have entered my garden, my treasure,[fn] my bride!
I gather myrrh with my spices
and eat honeycomb with my honey.
I drink wine with my milk.

Young Women of Jerusalem
Oh, lover and beloved, eat and drink!
Yes, drink deeply of your love!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:2 - The news had come to the royal court of Judah: “Syria is allied with Israel[fn] against us!” So the hearts of the king and his people trembled with fear, like trees shaking in a storm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:18 - This wickedness is like a brushfire.
It burns not only briers and thorns
but also sets the forests ablaze.
Its burning sends up clouds of smoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:18 - The LORD will consume Assyria’s glory
like a fire consumes a forest in a fruitful land;
it will waste away like sick people in a plague.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:19 - Of all that glorious forest, only a few trees will survive—
so few that a child could count them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:34 - He will cut down the forest trees with an ax.
Lebanon will fall to the Mighty One.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:13 - This message came to me concerning Arabia:
O caravans from Dedan,
hide in the deserts of Arabia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:8 - Judah’s defenses have been stripped away.
You run to the armory[fn] for your weapons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:17 - Soon—and it will not be very long—
the forests of Lebanon will become a fertile field,
and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:15 - until at last the Spirit is poured out
on us from heaven.
Then the wilderness will become a fertile field,
and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:19 - Even if the forest should be destroyed
and the city torn down,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:24 - By your messengers you have defied the Lord.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots
I have conquered the highest mountains—
yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
and its finest cypress trees.
I have reached its farthest heights
and explored its deepest forests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:14 - He cuts down cedars;
he selects the cypress and the oak;
he plants the pine in the forest
to be nourished by the rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:23 - Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done this wondrous thing.
Shout for joy, O depths of the earth!
Break into song,
O mountains and forests and every tree!
For the LORD has redeemed Jacob
and is glorified in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:9 - Come, wild animals of the field!
Come, wild animals of the forest!
Come and devour my people!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - So now a lion from the forest will attack them;
a wolf from the desert will pounce on them.
A leopard will lurk near their towns,
tearing apart any who dare to venture out.
For their rebellion is great,
and their sins are many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:3 - Their ways are futile and foolish.
They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:8 - My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest,
so I have treated them with contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:14 - And I myself will punish you for your sinfulness,
says the LORD.
I will light a fire in your forests
that will burn up everything around you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:18 - They said, “Remember when Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He told the people of Judah,
‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:
Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field;
Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins!
A thicket will grow on the heights
where the Temple now stands.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:23 - They will cut down her people like trees,” says the LORD,
“for they are more numerous than locusts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:2 - “Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:6 - “And this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Jerusalem are like grapevines growing among the trees of the forest. Since they are useless, I have thrown them on the fire to be burned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:46

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:46 - “Son of man, turn and face the south[fn] and speak out against it; prophesy against the brushlands of the Negev.

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