to.ren denotes a mast, appearing both in shipbuilding and in comparisons to an isolated upright standard.

The term denotes a mast or comparable upright: it is made from cedar for a vessel in Ezekiel 27:5, while Isaiah uses it in images of a flagstaff left on a mountain and a mast whose cords are loose.

1. Mast or mast-like upright · dominant

   In Ezekiel 27:5, the singular absolute form occurs in the clause about taking cedar to make a mast; the APB renders the clause "they took cedar from Lebanon to make a mast upon you." In Isaiah 30:17, the same singular absolute form stands in a comparison to a "flagstaff on the top of a mountain," and Isaiah 33:23 uses the construct form where cords are loose and "the mast is not strengthened."

   Ezekiel 27:5Isaiah 30:17Isaiah 33:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "mast" in Ezekiel 27:5 and Isaiah 33:23, but as "flagstaff" in Isaiah 30:17. This variation is read alongside the original forms and their clauses.