old-growth
ba.tsor describes a mature forest tree in the lament over fallen and ruined trees.
The lone attestation uses the term for a mature forest tree within a lament over the downfall of cedars, mighty trees, and the forest in Zechariah 11:2.
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A mature tree in a devastated forest · dominant
In Zechariah 11:2, the Qal passive participle appears in the clause concerning the forest's going down, alongside the lament for fallen cedar and ruined mighty trees. The APB renders the verse, "Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the mighty trees are ruined. Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the forest has gone down."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Zechariah 11:2, the APB presents the surrounding scene as fallen, ruined, and brought-down trees and forest; Its specific English rendering of this term cannot be isolated.