Lexicon :: Strong's H1265 - bᵊrôš

בְּרוֹשׁ

Transliteration

bᵊrôš

Pronunciation

ber-osh'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Of uncertain derivation

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 289a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

בְּרוֹשׁ bᵉrôwsh, ber-osh'; of uncertain derivation; a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood):—fir (tree).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H1265 in the following manner: fir tree (13x), fir (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H1265 in the following manner: fir tree (13x), fir (7x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

cypress, fir, juniper, pine
1. a noble tree (lit.)
2. of stateliness (fig.)
3. material for temple

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

בְּרוֹשׁ bᵉrôwsh, ber-osh'; of uncertain derivation; a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood):—fir (tree).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1265: Abbreviations

† בְּרוֺשׁ noun masculine^{Hos 14:9} cypress or fir (Assyrian burâšu COT^Glossary Aramaic בּרוֺתא, aTxvurb, compare בְּרוֺת below, see also Greek βράθυ, Latin bratum, cypress, juniper (PS); in favour of cypress, also & so Thes; in favour of fir or pine, Rob in Rob-Ges (because cypress not now indigenous on Lebanon); compare also RS^{Proph. iv. n. 20} who lays stress on Phoenician proper name, of a location אי בשם (= איברושים) = Greek Πιτυοῦσαι i.e. isle of firs; — see further Schroed^{Phön. Spr. 99} Löw^{No. 59 &} Brathu as name of Hermon Philo Byblus in Euseb^{Praep. Evang. i. 10}) — בְּרוֺשׁ Hosea 14:9 + 4 times; בִּרוֺשִׁים 2 Samuel 6:5 + 11 times, בְּרשִׁים Nahum 2:4, בְּרוֺשָׁיו Isaiah 37:24, בְּרשָׁיו 2 Kings 19:23; —

1. (literal) a noble tree, usually || ארז (except 2 Samuel 6:5; 1 Kings 6:34; 2 Chronicles 3:5; Psalm 104:17; Isaiah 55:13; Hosea 14:9; Nahum 2:4); as standing and growing Isaiah 14:8; Isaiah 37:24 = 2 Kings 19:23; Isaiah 41:19; Isaiah 55:13 (|| הֲדַס) Isaiah 60:13 (|| כבוד לבנון = ארז) Psalm 104:17.

2. simile of luxuriance, stateliness Ezekiel 31:8, productiveness Hosea 14:9 (Now thinks cypress), figurative for spear-shafts Nahum 2:4 Hi-St, but פרשׁים; figurative for mighty men Zechariah 11:2.

3. as material (always plural), for building temple (עצי ב׳) 1 Kings 5:22; 1 Kings 5:24; 1 Kings 6:34; compare 1 Kings 9:11; 2 Chronicles 2:7; עץ ב׳ (singular) 2 Chronicles 3:5 (compare Baer's note); צלעות ב׳ 1 Kings 6:15; for ships (no עץ) Ezekiel 27:5; — בְּכֹל עֲצֵי ברושׁים 2 Samuel 6:5 apparently = with all musical instruments made of fir, but || 1 Chronicles 13:8 בְּכָל־עֹז וּבְשִׁירִים & so here We Dr.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

6:5; 6:5; 6:5

1 Kings

6:15; 6:34; 6:34; 9:11

2 Kings

19:23; 19:23

1 Chronicles

13:8

2 Chronicles

2:7; 3:5; 3:5

Psalms

104:17; 104:17

Isaiah

14:8; 37:24; 37:24; 41:19; 55:13; 55:13; 60:13

Ezekiel

27:5; 31:8

Hosea

14:9; 14:9; 14:9; 14:9

Nahum

2:4; 2:4; 2:4

Zechariah

11:2

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H1265 matches the Hebrew בְּרוֹשׁ (bᵊrôš),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

2Sa 6:5

2Sa 6:5 - And David^H1732 and all the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 played^H7832 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 on all manner of instruments made of fir^H1265 wood,^H6086 even on harps,^H3658 and on psalteries,^H5035 and on timbrels,^H8596 and on cornets,^H4517 and on cymbals.^H6767

1Ki 5:8

1Ki 5:8 - And Hiram^H2438 sent^H7971 to Solomon,^H8010 saying,^H559 I have considered^H8085 the things which thou sentest^H7971 to me for: and I will do^H6213 all thy desire^H2656 concerning timber^H6086 of cedar,^H730 and concerning timber^H6086 of fir.^H1265

1Ki 5:10

1Ki 5:10 - So Hiram^H2438 gave^H5414 Solomon^H8010 cedar^H730 trees^H6086 and fir^H1265 trees^H6086 according to all his desire.^H2656

1Ki 6:15

1Ki 6:15 - And he built^H1129 the walls^H7023 of the house^H1004 within^H1004 with boards^H6763 of cedar,^H730 both the floor^H7172 of the house,^H1004 and the walls^H7023 of the cieling:^H5604 and he covered^H6823 them on the inside^H1004 with wood,^H6086 and covered^H6823 the floor^H7172 of the house^H1004 with planks^H6763 of fir.^H1265

1Ki 6:34

1Ki 6:34 - And the two^H8147 doors^H1817 were of fir^H1265 tree:^H6086 the two^H8147 leaves^H6763 of the one^H259 door^H1817 were folding,^H1550 and the two^H8147 leaves^H7050 of the other^H8145 door^H1817 were folding.^H1550

1Ki 9:11

1Ki 9:11 - (Now Hiram^H2438 the king^H4428 of Tyre^H6865 had furnished^H5375 Solomon^H8010 with cedar^H730 trees^H6086 and fir^H1265 trees,^H6086 and with gold,^H2091 according to all his desire,)^H2656 that then^H227 king^H4428 Solomon^H8010 gave^H5414 Hiram^H2438 twenty^H6242 cities^H5892 in the land^H776 of Galilee.^H1551

2Ki 19:23

2Ki 19:23 - By^H3027 thy messengers^H4397 thou hast reproached^H2778 the Lord,^H136 and hast said,^H559 With the multitude^H7230 of my chariots^H7393^H7393 I am come up^H5927 to the height^H4791 of the mountains,^H2022 to the sides^H3411 of Lebanon,^H3844 and will cut down^H3772 the tall^H6967 cedar trees^H730 thereof, and the choice^H4004 fir trees^H1265 thereof: and I will enter^H935 into the lodgings^H4411 of his borders,^H7093 and into the forest^H3293 of his Carmel.^H3760

2Ch 2:8

2Ch 2:8 - Send^H7971 me also cedar^H730 trees,^H6086 fir trees,^H1265 and algum trees,^H418 out of Lebanon:^H3844 for I know^H3045 that thy servants^H5650 can skill^H3045 to cut^H3772 timber^H6086 in Lebanon;^H3844 and, behold, my servants^H5650 shall be with thy servants,^H5650

2Ch 3:5

2Ch 3:5 - And the greater^H1419 house^H1004 he cieled^H2645 with fir^H1265 tree,^H6086 which he overlaid^H2645 with fine^H2896 gold,^H2091 and set^H5927 thereon palm trees^H8561 and chains.^H8333

Psa 104:17

Psa 104:17 - Where the birds^H6833 make their nests:^H7077 as for the stork,^H2624 the fir trees^H1265 are her house.^H1004

Isa 14:8

Isa 14:8 - Yea, the fir trees^H1265 rejoice^H8055 at thee, and the cedars^H730 of Lebanon,^H3844 saying, Since thou art laid down,^H7901 no feller^H3772 is come up^H5927 against us.

Isa 37:24

Isa 37:24 - By^H3027 thy servants^H5650 hast thou reproached^H2778 the Lord,^H136 and hast said,^H559 By the multitude^H7230 of my chariots^H7393 am I come up^H5927 to the height^H4791 of the mountains,^H2022 to the sides^H3411 of Lebanon;^H3844 and I will cut down^H3772 the tall^H6967 cedars^H730 thereof, and the choice^H4005 fir trees^H1265 thereof: and I will enter^H935 into the height^H4791 of his border,^H7093 and the forest^H3293 of his Carmel.^H3760

Isa 41:19

Isa 41:19 - I will plant^H5414 in the wilderness^H4057 the cedar,^H730 the shittah tree,^H7848 and the myrtle,^H1918 and the oil^H8081 tree;^H6086 I will set^H7760 in the desert^H6160 the fir tree,^H1265 and the pine,^H8410 and the box tree^H8391 together:^H3162

Isa 55:13

Isa 55:13 - Instead of the thorn^H5285 shall come up^H5927 the fir tree,^H1265 and instead of the brier^H5636 shall come up^H5927 the myrtle tree:^H1918 and it shall be to the LORD^H3068 for a name,^H8034 for an everlasting^H5769 sign^H226 that shall not be cut off.^H3772

Isa 60:13

Isa 60:13 - The glory^H3519 of Lebanon^H3844 shall come^H935 unto thee, the fir tree,^H1265 the pine tree,^H8410 and the box^H8391 together,^H3162 to beautify^H6286 the place^H4725 of my sanctuary;^H4720 and I will make the place^H4725 of my feet^H7272 glorious.^H3513

Eze 27:5

Eze 27:5 - They have made^H1129 all thy ship boards^H3871 of fir trees^H1265 of Senir:^H8149 they have taken^H3947 cedars^H730 from Lebanon^H3844 to make^H6213 masts^H8650 for thee.

Eze 31:8

Eze 31:8 - The cedars^H730 in the garden^H1588 of God^H430 could not hide^H6004 him: the fir trees^H1265 were not like^H1819 his boughs,^H5589 and the chesnut trees^H6196 were not like his branches;^H6288 nor any tree^H6086 in the garden^H1588 of God^H430 was like^H1819 unto him in his beauty.^H3308

Hos 14:8

Hos 14:8 - Ephraim^H669 shall say, What have I to do any more with idols?^H6091 I have heard^H6030 him, and observed^H7789 him: I am like a green^H7488 fir tree.^H1265 From me is thy fruit^H6529 found.^H4672

Nah 2:3

Nah 2:3 - The shield^H4043 of his mighty men^H1368 is made red,^H119 the valiant^H2428 men^H582 are in scarlet:^H8529 the chariots^H7393 shall be with flaming^H784 torches^H6393 in the day^H3117 of his preparation,^H3559 and the fir trees^H1265 shall be terribly shaken.^H7477

Zec 11:2

Zec 11:2 - Howl,^H3213 fir tree;^H1265 for the cedar^H730 is fallen;^H5307 because the mighty^H117 are spoiled:^H7703 howl,^H3213 O ye oaks^H437 of Bashan;^H1316 for the forest^H3293 of the vintage^H1208^H1219 is come down.^H3381