Word Study · Strong's H1265 · Hebrew
בְּרוֹשׁ
berosh
ber-osh'
Strong's 1890 spelling: bᵉrôwsh
“a cypress (?) tree”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
Rendered in the KJV as
fir (tree).
- 20occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 20 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- בְּר֛וֹשׁ2
- בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים2
- בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו2
- בְר֔וֹשׁ1
- בְּרוֹשׁ֙1
- בְרוֹשִׁ֖ים1
- בְרוֹשִׁ֛ים1
- בְּרוֹשִׁ֥ים1
- בְּרוֹשִׁ֣ים1
- בְּרוֹשִׁ֔ים1
- בְּרוֹשִׁ֛ים1
- בְּרוֹשִׁ֤ים1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- cypresses6
- fir trees3
- pines its2
- [am] like a cypress tree1
- [is] fir trees1
- [the] fir trees1
- a cypress1
- and the cypresses1
- cypress1
- cypress[es]1
- firs1
- O cypress1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine plural12
- noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 12
- HNcmsa · 3
- HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 2
- HC/Td/Ncmpa · 1
- HNcmsc · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
All 20, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Kings5 of 20 · 25%
- Isaiah5 of 20 · 25%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 20 · 10%
- Ezekiel2 of 20 · 10%
- 2 Samuel1 of 20 · 5%
1 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Kings5 occurrences
- 1 Kings 5:8בְרוֹשִֽׁים׃veroshimnoun · masculine pluralThen Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.here: cypresses
- 1 Kings 5:10בְרוֹשִׁ֖יםveroshimnoun · masculine pluralSo Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,here: cypresses
- 1 Kings 6:15בְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃beroshimnoun · masculine pluralHe lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.here: cypresses
- 1 Kings 6:34בְרוֹשִׁ֑יםveroshimnoun · masculine pluralThe two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.here: cypresses
- 1 Kings 9:11בְרוֹשִׁ֛יםveroshimnoun · masculine pluralKing Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.here: cypresses
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 2:8בְּרוֹשִׁ֣יםberoshimnoun · masculine pluralSend me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yourshere: firs
- 2 Chronicles 3:5בְּרוֹשִׁ֔יםberoshimnoun · masculine pluralHe paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.here: cypresses
Psalms1 occurrence
Isaiah5 occurrences
- Isaiah 14:8בְּרוֹשִׁ֛יםberoshimnoun · masculine pluralEven the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”here: [the] fir trees
- Isaiah 37:24בְּרֹשָׁ֔יוberoshavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThrough your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.here: pines its
- Isaiah 41:19בְּר֛וֹשׁberooshnoun · masculine singularI will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,here: cypress[es]
- Isaiah 55:13בְר֔וֹשׁverooshnoun · masculine singularInstead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”here: a cypress
- Isaiah 60:13בְּר֛וֹשׁberooshnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The glory of Lebanon will come to you— its cypress, elm, and boxwood together— to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.here: cypress
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 27:5בְּרוֹשִׁ֤יםberoshimnoun · masculine pluralThey constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.here: fir trees
- Ezekiel 31:8בְּרוֹשִׁ֗יםberoshimnoun · masculine pluralThe cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.here: fir trees