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Lexicon :: Strong's H1265 - bᵊrôš

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בְּרוֹשׁ
Transliteration
bᵊrôš
Pronunciation
ber-osh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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TWOT Reference: 289a

Strong’s Definitions

בְּרוֹשׁ bᵉrôwsh, ber-osh'; of uncertain derivation; a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood):—fir (tree).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H1265 in the following manner: fir tree (13x), fir (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H1265 in the following manner: fir tree (13x), fir (7x).

  1. cypress, fir, juniper, pine

    1. a noble tree (lit.)

    2. of stateliness (fig.)

    3. material for temple

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בְּרוֹשׁ bᵉrôwsh, ber-osh'; of uncertain derivation; a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood):—fir (tree).
STRONGS H1265: Abbreviations
† בְּרוֺשׁ noun masculineHos 14:9 cypress or fir (Assyrian burâšu COTGlossary Aramaic בּרוֺתא, aTxvurb, compare בְּרוֺת below, see also Greek βράθυ, Latin bratum, cypress, juniper (PS); in favour of cypress, also Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version & so Thes; in favour of fir or pine, Vulgate Rob in Rob-Ges (because cypress not now indigenous on Lebanon); compare also RSProph. iv. n. 20 who lays stress on Phoenician proper name, of a location אי בשם (= איברושים) = Greek Πιτυοῦσαι i.e. isle of firs; — see further SchroedPhön. Spr. 99 LöwNo. 59 & Brathu as name of Hermon Philo Byblus in EusebPraep. Evang. i. 10) — בְּרוֺשׁ Hosea 14:9 + 4 times; בִּרוֺשִׁים 2 Samuel 6:5 + 11 times, בְּרשִׁים Nahum 2:4, בְּרוֺשָׁיו Isaiah 37:24, בְּרשָׁיו 2 Kings 19:23; —
1. (literal) a noble tree, usually || ארז (except 2 Samuel 6:5; 1 Kings 6:34; 2 Chronicles 3:5; Psalm 104:17; Isaiah 55:13; Hosea 14:9; Nahum 2:4); as standing and growing Isaiah 14:8; Isaiah 37:24 = 2 Kings 19:23; Isaiah 41:19; Isaiah 55:13 (|| הֲדַס) Isaiah 60:13 (|| כבוד לבנון = ארז) Psalm 104:17.
2. simile of luxuriance, stateliness Ezekiel 31:8, productiveness Hosea 14:9 (Now thinks cypress), figurative for spear-shafts Nahum 2:4 Hi-St, but Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version פרשׁים; figurative for mighty men Zechariah 11:2.
3. as material (always plural), for building temple (עצי ב׳) 1 Kings 5:22; 1 Kings 5:24; 1 Kings 6:34; compare 1 Kings 9:11; 2 Chronicles 2:7; עץ ב׳ (singular) 2 Chronicles 3:5 (compare Baer's note); צלעות ב׳ 1 Kings 6:15; for ships (no עץ) Ezekiel 27:5; — בְּכֹל עֲצֵי ברושׁים 2 Samuel 6:5 apparently = with all musical instruments made of fir, but || 1 Chronicles 13:8 בְּכָל־עֹז וּבְשִׁירִים & so here Greek Version of the LXX We Dr.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

6:5; 6:5; 6:5

1 Kings

6:15; 6:34; 6:34; 9:11

2 Kings

19:23; 19:23

1 Chronicles

13:8

2 Chronicles

2:7; 3:5; 3:5

Psalms

104:17; 104:17

Isaiah

14:8; 37:24; 37:24; 41:19; 55:13; 55:13; 60:13

Ezekiel

27:5; 31:8

Hosea

14:9; 14:9; 14:9; 14:9

Nahum

2:4; 2:4; 2:4

Zechariah

11:2

H1265

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Strong's Number H1265 matches the Hebrew בְּרוֹשׁ (bᵊrôš),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:5 - Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of [fn]fir H1265 wood, and with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets and cymbals.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8 - So Hiram sent word to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message which you have sent me; I will do [fn]what you desire concerning the cedar and cypress H1265 timber.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10 - So [fn]Hiram [fn]gave Solomon [fn]as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress H1265 timber.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - Then he built the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar; from the floor of the house to the [fn]ceiling he overlaid the walls on the inside with wood, and he overlaid the floor of the house with boards of cypress. H1265

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:34 - and two doors of cypress H1265 wood; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots, and the two [fn]leaves of the other door turned on pivots.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - (Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress H1265 timber and gold according to all his desire), then King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:23 - ‘Through your messengers you have reproached the Lord,
And you have said, “With my many chariots
I came up to the heights of the mountains,
To the remotest parts of Lebanon;
And I [fn]cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypresses. H1265
And I [fn]entered its farthest lodging place, its thickest forest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:8 - “Send me also cedar, cypress H1265 and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber of Lebanon; and indeed my servants will work with your servants,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:5 - He overlaid the [fn]main room with cypress H1265 wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and [fn]ornamented it with palm trees and chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:17 - Where the birds build their nests,
And the stork, whose home is the [fn]fir H1265 trees. H1265

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:8 - “Even the cypress H1265 trees H1265 rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying,
‘Since you were laid low, no tree cutter comes up against us.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:24 - “Through your servants you have reproached the Lord,
And you have said, ‘With my many chariots I came up to the heights of the mountains,
To the remotest parts of Lebanon;
And I cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypresses. H1265
And I will go to its [fn]highest peak, its thickest forest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:19 - “I will put the cedar in the wilderness,
The acacia and the myrtle and the [fn]olive tree;
I will place the juniper H1265 in the desert
Together with the box tree and the cypress,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:13 - “Instead of the thorn bush the cypress H1265 will come up,
And instead of the nettle the myrtle will come up,
And [fn]it will be a [fn]memorial to the LORD,
For an everlasting sign which will not be cut off.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:13 - “The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
The juniper, H1265 the box tree and the cypress together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I shall make the place of My feet glorious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:5 - “They have [fn]made all your planks of fir H1265 trees H1265 from Senir;
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:8 - ‘The cedars in God’s garden [fn]could not match it;
The [fn]cypresses H1265 [fn]could not compare with its boughs,
And the plane trees [fn]could not match its branches.
No tree in God’s garden [fn]could compare with it in its beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:8 - O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after [fn]you.
I am like a luxuriant cypress; H1265
From Me comes your fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:3 - The shields of [fn]his mighty men are colored red,
The warriors are dressed in scarlet,
The chariots are enveloped in [fn]flashing steel
[fn]When he is prepared to march,
And the cypress H1265 spears are brandished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:2 - Wail, O [fn]cypress, H1265 for the cedar has fallen,
Because the glorious trees have been destroyed;
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
For the [fn]impenetrable forest has come down.
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