Lexicon
בְּרוֹשׁ
be.rosh
H1265
H:N-M Hebrew

cypress

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Occurrences
10
Books
Hebrew
Language

be.rosh denotes cypress, appearing as timber and crafted wood as well as as a tree in forests and planted landscapes.

The term denotes cypress, whether as wood used for floors, doors, buildings, instruments, and ship construction or as trees named among forest growth, birds’ nesting places, and planted landscapes.

Senses in use

  1. Cypress as tree or usable wood · dominant

    The plural form identifies material used for a house floor and doors in 1 Kings 6:15 and 1 Kings 6:34, while 1 Kings 9:11 places it among timber supplied to Solomon. In Psalm 104:17 the plural names the trees in which the stork has its house, and singular forms occur among trees set in the wilderness and replacing thorn growth in Isaiah 41:19 and Isaiah 55:13.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “cypress” or “cypresses,” including timber, boards, doors, and trees. Its wording does not always isolate the term’s contribution, notably in 2 Chronicles 2:7, Hosea 14:9, and Nahum 2:4.

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