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Lexicon :: Strong's H730 - 'erez

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אֶרֶז
Transliteration
'erez
Pronunciation
eh-rez'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָרַז (H729)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 160a

Strong’s Definitions

אֶרֶז ʼerez, eh-rez'; from H729; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots):—cedar (tree).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x

The KJV translates Strong's H730 in the following manner: cedar (67x), cedar tree (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x
The KJV translates Strong's H730 in the following manner: cedar (67x), cedar tree (6x).

  1. cedar

    1. cedar tree

    2. cedar timber, cedar wood (in building)

    3. cedar wood (in purifications)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶרֶז ʼerez, eh-rez'; from H729; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots):—cedar (tree).
STRONGS H730: Abbreviations
† אֶ֫רֶז noun masculineEzekiel 17:23 cedar; — feminine Ezekiel 17:22 הָרָמָה א׳, but strike out הרמה Co; — (Arabic أَرْزً pine-tree, etc.; Ethiopic አርዝ፡ Syriac axzRAf  ) — א׳ absolute Leviticus 14:4 19 times, אָ֑רֶז Job 40:17 6 times; plural אֲרָזִיס Isaiah 9:9 35 times; construct אַרְזֵי Isaiah 2:13 5 times; suffix אֲרָזֶיךָ Jeremiah 22:17; Zechariah 11:1; אֲרָזָיו Isaiah 37:24 = 2 Kings 19:23; —
1. cedar-tree,
(a) as growing Numbers 24:6; Psalm 148:9; Isaiah 41:19; Isaiah 44:14 compare Ezekiel 31:8; especially as growing on Lebanon 1 Kings 5:13; 2 Kings 14:9 2 Chronicles 25:18 (both in fable of Jehoash); often אַרְזֵי (הַ) לְּבָנוֺן Judges 9:15; Isaiah 2:13; Isaiah 14:8; Psalm 29:5 (twice in verse) (figurative) Psalm 104:16, compare 1 Kings 5:20; 2 Kings 19:23 = Isaiah 37:24; Psalm 92:13; Songs 5:15; Ezekiel 27:5 (singular collective) Zechariah 11:1, 2(figurative); Songs 1:17; Ezra 3:7; Jeremiah 22:23 (figurative) Ezekiel 17:3 (figurative);
(b) especially in simile, of outward power, stateliness & majesty Psalm 80:11 (אֵל א׳) compare Ezekiel 31:3 (personified, but see Co on text), Amos 2:9; of individuals Jeremiah 22:7; Psalm 92:13; Ezekiel 17:22, 23; compare other examples of figurative use, above; simile of straightness & strength Job 40:17 (tail of hippopotamus).
2. cedar-timber, cedar-wood for building, עֲצֵי אֲרָזִים 1 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:22 [1 Kings 5:8]; 1 Kings 5:24 [1 Kings 5:10]; 1 Kings 6:10; 1 Kings 9:11; 1 Chronicles 14:1; 1 Chronicles 22:4 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 2:7; Ezra 3:7; without עֵץ 2 Samuel 7:2, 7; 1 Kings 6:9, 15, 16, 18 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 6:20, 36; 1 Kings 7:2 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 7:3, 7, 11, 12; 1 Kings 10:27; 1 Chronicles 17:1; 1 Chronicles 17:6; 2 Chronicles 1:15; 2 Chronicles 2:3; 2 Chronicles 9:27 & Songs 8:9; Isaiah 9:9; Jeremiah 22:14, 15 (compare also Isaiah 44:14; 1 Kings 5:20; Ezekiel 27:5; Ezra 3:7 above)
3. cedar-wood used in purifications, with עֵץ Leviticus 14:4, 6, 49, 51, 52; Numbers 19:6 (all P).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

14:4; 14:4; 14:6; 14:49; 14:51; 14:52

Numbers

19:6; 24:6

Judges

9:15

1 Samuel

5:11

2 Samuel

7:2; 7:7

1 Kings

5:8; 5:10; 5:13; 6:9; 6:10; 6:15; 6:16; 6:18; 6:20; 6:36; 7:2; 7:3; 7:7; 7:11; 7:12; 9:11; 10:27

2 Kings

14:9; 19:23; 19:23

1 Chronicles

14:1; 17:1; 17:6; 22:4

2 Chronicles

1:15; 2:3; 2:7; 9:27; 25:18

Ezra

3:7; 3:7; 3:7

Job

40:17; 40:17

Psalms

29:5; 80:11; 92:13; 92:13; 104:16; 148:9

Song of Songs

1:17; 5:15; 8:9

Isaiah

2:13; 2:13; 9:9; 9:9; 14:8; 37:24; 37:24; 41:19; 44:14; 44:14

Jeremiah

22:7; 22:14; 22:15; 22:17; 22:23

Ezekiel

17:3; 17:22; 17:22; 17:23; 17:23; 27:5; 27:5; 31:3; 31:8

Amos

2:9

Zechariah

11:1; 11:1; 11:2