tsam.me.ret denotes the upper crown or topmost growth of a cedar or other tree in Ezekiel's tree imagery.

Across the supplied verses, tsam.me.ret identifies the uppermost part of a tree: the place from which a shoot may be taken and the elevated crown set among its boughs.

1. The upper crown of a tree · dominant

   All five occurrences use the feminine singular construct form in tree imagery. In Ezekiel 17:3 and Ezekiel 17:22, the APB renders the relevant setting as the cedar's "top" and "topmost branches," from which a tender shoot is plucked; in Ezekiel 31:3, Ezekiel 31:10, and Ezekiel 31:14, it renders a top set among the boughs in descriptions of height and self-exaltation.

   Ezekiel 17:22Ezekiel 17:3Ezekiel 31:10Ezekiel 31:14Ezekiel 31:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term within tree imagery as a cedar's "top," "topmost branches," or a top "among the boughs." These phrases indicate the clause setting rather than a fixed one-word rendering.