e.rez denotes cedar, especially as building timber, and also as a standing tree in descriptions, comparisons, and ritual materials.

The term most often identifies cedar used as timber for houses, beams, boards, and other constructed objects. It also names the living tree in descriptions and comparisons, while a small group of verses includes cedar wood among materials used in cleansing rites.

1. Cedar timber for buildings and crafted objects · dominant

   Plural and singular noun forms occur with beams, boards, pillars, paneling, and supplied timber. In 1 Kings 6:15 the APB renders interior walls covered with "cedar boards," while 1 Kings 7:2 describes cedar pillars and beams; Ezekiel 27:5 places cedar in making a mast.

   1 Kings 6:151 Kings 6:181 Kings 7:21 Kings 9:11Ezra 3:7Ezekiel 27:5
2. Standing cedar tree in description and comparison · common

   The noun identifies cedars as trees, including lofty trees subject to cutting and trees used in figurative comparisons. In Ezekiel 17:23 the APB renders a planted shoot becoming a "majestic cedar" with birds beneath its boughs; in Amos 2:9 the Amorite is described as tall as the cedars.

   Ezekiel 17:22Ezekiel 17:23Ezekiel 31:3Amos 2:9Isaiah 2:13Psalm 104:16
3. Cedar wood among cleansing materials · rare

   Singular forms occur in lists of items taken and used for cleansing. In Leviticus 14:4 the APB renders "cedar wood" alongside birds, scarlet, and hyssop, and Leviticus 14:51 describes taking that wood with the other listed materials before sprinkling the house.

   Leviticus 14:4Leviticus 14:49Leviticus 14:51

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as "cedar" or "cedars," and in material contexts also uses phrases such as "cedar wood," "cedar boards," "cedar beams," "cedar timber," and "cedar logs." These are renderings of whole clauses.