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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 - David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the LORD, singing songs[fn] and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8 - Then he sent this reply to Solomon: “I have received your message, and I will supply all the cedar and cypress timber you need.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10 - So Hiram supplied as much cedar and cypress timber as Solomon desired.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - The entire inside, from floor to ceiling, was paneled with wood. He paneled the walls and ceilings with cedar, and he used planks of cypress for the floors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:34 - There were two folding doors of cypress wood, and each door was hinged to fold back upon itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - he gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to King Hiram of Tyre. (Hiram had previously provided all the cedar and cypress timber and gold that Solomon had requested.)

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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 2Ch 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:8 - “Also send me cedar, cypress, and red sandalwood[fn] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are without equal at cutting timber in Lebanon. I will send my men to help them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:5 - He paneled the main room of the Temple with cypress wood, overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with carvings of palm trees and chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:17 - There the birds make their nests,
and the storks make their homes in the cypresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:8 - Even the trees of the forest—
the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon—
sing out this joyous song:
‘Since you have been cut down,
no one will come now to cut us 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 41:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:19 - I will plant trees in the barren desert—
cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive, cypress, fir, and pine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:13 - Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow.
Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up.
These events will bring great honor to the LORD’s name;
they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:13 - “The glory of Lebanon will be yours—
the forests of cypress, fir, and pine—
to beautify my sanctuary.
My Temple will be glorious!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:5 - You were like a great ship
built of the finest cypress from Senir.[fn]
They took 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 - No other cedar in the garden of God
could rival it.
No cypress had branches to equal it;
no plane tree had boughs to compare.
No tree in the garden of God
came close to it in beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:8 - “O Israel,[fn] stay away from idols!
I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you.
I am like a tree that is always green;
all your fruit comes from me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:3 - Shields flash red in the sunlight!
See the scarlet uniforms of the valiant troops!
Watch as their glittering chariots move into position,
with a forest of spears waving above them.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:2 - Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars;
the most majestic ones have fallen.
Weep, you oaks of Bashan,
for the thick forests have been cut down.
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