tree: wood
ets denotes timber used for building, fuel, and implements, as well as living trees and wooden supports.
The supplied verses most often place ets in contexts of timber: wood prepared, transported, shaped, or burned for buildings, furnishings, repairs, and offerings. It also denotes living trees that are planted, grow in the field, stand on hills, or are cut down, and it can identify a wooden support or shaft in particular settings.
Senses in use
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Timber or wood used as material · dominant
Plural and singular forms occur with building, repair, and offering materials. In 1 Kings 18:33 the APB renders the clause "He arranged the wood, cut the bull, and set it upon the wood," while 1 Kings 6:15 describes the interior as covered "with wood" and 1 Kings 15:22 mentions "timber" carried away for construction.
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Living or standing tree · common
The singular form names trees located in landscapes or subject to planting and felling. In Deuteronomy 20:19 the APB speaks of trees that may provide food and must not be cut down, and 2 Kings 3:19 says that every good tree is to be felled; Ecclesiastes 2:5 places trees planted in gardens and parks.
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Wooden support, shaft, or hanging place · occasional
Construct and singular forms can designate a particular wooden item or support rather than a supply of material. In 1 Samuel 17:7 the APB renders a spear's shaft as "like a weaver's beam," and Deuteronomy 21:22 describes a condemned man hung "upon a tree."
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB variously presents the term as "wood," "timber," "trees," and "tree," according to the surrounding clause. These renderings show the verse contexts rather than a fixed English equivalent for each occurrence.