Lexicon
בְּרוֹת
be.rot
H1266
H:N-M Hebrew

cypress

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

be.rot denotes cypresses in a house description, where they are presented as rafters.

The attested use identifies cypresses in the description of a house’s structural timbers.

Senses in use

  1. Cypresses as house rafters · dominant

    In Song of Songs 1:17, the plural absolute noun occurs in the clause describing a house and its rafters. The APB renders the clause with rafters identified as cypresses.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 1:17, the APB presents the term in a house-building description, identifying the rafters as cypresses.

Across Scripture