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Lexicon :: Strong's H730 - 'erez

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אֶרֶז
Transliteration
'erez
Pronunciation
eh-rez'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 160a

Strong’s Definitions

אֶרֶז ʼerez, eh-rez'; from H729; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots):—cedar (tree).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x

The KJV translates Strong's H730 in the following manner: cedar (67x), cedar tree (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x
The KJV translates Strong's H730 in the following manner: cedar (67x), cedar tree (6x).

  1. cedar

    1. cedar tree

    2. cedar timber, cedar wood (in building)

    3. cedar wood (in purifications)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶרֶז ʼerez, eh-rez'; from H729; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots):—cedar (tree).
STRONGS H730: Abbreviations
† אֶ֫רֶז noun masculineEzekiel 17:23 cedar; — feminine Ezekiel 17:22 הָרָמָה א׳, but strike out הרמה Greek Version of the LXX Co; — (Arabic أَرْزً pine-tree, etc.; Ethiopic አርዝ፡ Syriac axzRAf  ) — א׳ absolute Leviticus 14:4 19 times, אָ֑רֶז Job 40:17 6 times; plural אֲרָזִיס Isaiah 9:9 35 times; construct אַרְזֵי Isaiah 2:13 5 times; suffix אֲרָזֶיךָ Jeremiah 22:17; Zechariah 11:1; אֲרָזָיו Isaiah 37:24 = 2 Kings 19:23; —
1. cedar-tree,
(a) as growing Numbers 24:6; Psalm 148:9; Isaiah 41:19; Isaiah 44:14 compare Ezekiel 31:8; especially as growing on Lebanon 1 Kings 5:13; 2 Kings 14:9 2 Chronicles 25:18 (both in fable of Jehoash); often אַרְזֵי (הַ) לְּבָנוֺן Judges 9:15; Isaiah 2:13; Isaiah 14:8; Psalm 29:5 (twice in verse) (figurative) Psalm 104:16, compare 1 Kings 5:20; 2 Kings 19:23 = Isaiah 37:24; Psalm 92:13; Songs 5:15; Ezekiel 27:5 (singular collective) Zechariah 11:1, 2(figurative); Songs 1:17; Ezra 3:7; Jeremiah 22:23 (figurative) Ezekiel 17:3 (figurative);
(b) especially in simile, of outward power, stateliness & majesty Psalm 80:11 (אֵל א׳) compare Ezekiel 31:3 (personified, but see Co on text), Amos 2:9; of individuals Jeremiah 22:7; Psalm 92:13; Ezekiel 17:22, 23; compare other examples of figurative use, above; simile of straightness & strength Job 40:17 (tail of hippopotamus).
2. cedar-timber, cedar-wood for building, עֲצֵי אֲרָזִים 1 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:22 [1 Kings 5:8]; 1 Kings 5:24 [1 Kings 5:10]; 1 Kings 6:10; 1 Kings 9:11; 1 Chronicles 14:1; 1 Chronicles 22:4 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 2:7; Ezra 3:7; without עֵץ 2 Samuel 7:2, 7; 1 Kings 6:9, 15, 16, 18 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 6:20, 36; 1 Kings 7:2 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 7:3, 7, 11, 12; 1 Kings 10:27; 1 Chronicles 17:1; 1 Chronicles 17:6; 2 Chronicles 1:15; 2 Chronicles 2:3; 2 Chronicles 9:27 & Songs 8:9; Isaiah 9:9; Jeremiah 22:14, 15 (compare also Isaiah 44:14; 1 Kings 5:20; Ezekiel 27:5; Ezra 3:7 above)
3. cedar-wood used in purifications, with עֵץ Leviticus 14:4, 6, 49, 51, 52; Numbers 19:6 (all P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

14:4; 14:4; 14:6; 14:49; 14:51; 14:52

Numbers

19:6; 24:6

Judges

9:15

1 Samuel

5:11

2 Samuel

7:2; 7:7

1 Kings

5:8; 5:10; 5:13; 6:9; 6:10; 6:15; 6:16; 6:18; 6:20; 6:36; 7:2; 7:3; 7:7; 7:11; 7:12; 9:11; 10:27

2 Kings

14:9; 19:23; 19:23

1 Chronicles

14:1; 17:1; 17:6; 22:4

2 Chronicles

1:15; 2:3; 2:7; 9:27; 25:18

Ezra

3:7; 3:7; 3:7

Job

40:17; 40:17

Psalms

29:5; 80:11; 92:13; 92:13; 104:16; 148:9

Song of Songs

1:17; 5:15; 8:9

Isaiah

2:13; 2:13; 9:9; 9:9; 14:8; 37:24; 37:24; 41:19; 44:14; 44:14

Jeremiah

22:7; 22:14; 22:15; 22:17; 22:23

Ezekiel

17:3; 17:22; 17:22; 17:23; 17:23; 27:5; 27:5; 31:3; 31:8

Amos

2:9

Zechariah

11:1; 11:1; 11:2

H730

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Strong's Number H730 matches the Hebrew אֶרֶז ('erez),
which occurs 73 times in 69 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Lev 14:4–Sng 8:9)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4 - “then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two living and clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - “As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood and the scarlet and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:49 - “And he shall take, to cleanse the house, two birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - “and he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:52 - “And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and the running water and the living bird, with the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:6 - ‘And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the fire burning the heifer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:6 - Like valleys that stretch out,
Like gardens by the riverside,
Like aloes planted by the LORD,
Like cedars beside the waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:15 - And the bramble said to the trees,
‘If in truth you anoint me as king over you,
Then come and take shelter in my shade;
But if not, let fire come out of the bramble
And devour the cedars of Lebanon!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:11 - Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons. And they built David a house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:2 - that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7 - “Wherever I have moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:33 - Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:6 - Now therefore, command that they cut down cedars for me from Lebanon; and my servants will be with your servants, and I will pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say. For you know there is none among us who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8 - Then Hiram sent to Solomon, saying:
I have considered the message which you sent me, and I will do all you desire concerning the cedar and cypress logs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10 - Then Hiram gave Solomon cedar and cypress logs according to all his desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:9 - So he built the temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:10 - And he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - Then he built the twenty-cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:18 - The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar; there was no stone to be seen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20 - The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:36 - And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:2 - He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:3 - And it was paneled with cedar above the beams that were on forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:7 - Then he made a hall for the throne, the Hall of Judgment, where he might judge; and it was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:11 - And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:12 - The great court was enclosed with three rows of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were the inner court of the house of the LORD and the vestibule of the temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - (Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:27 - The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:9 - And Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife’; and a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:23 - By your messengers you have reproached the Lord,
And said: “By the multitude of my chariots
I have come up to the height of the mountains,
To the limits of Lebanon;
I will cut down its tall cedars
And its choice cypress trees;
I will enter the extremity of its borders,
To its fruitful forest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:1 - Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:1 - Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under tent curtains.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:6 - “Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:4 - and cedar trees in abundance; for the Sidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:15 - Also the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:3 - Then Solomon sent to Hiram[fn] king of Tyre, saying:
As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:8 - Also send me cedar and cypress and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and indeed my servants will be with your servants,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:27 - The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:18 - And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife’; and a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7 - They also gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the permission which they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:17 - He moves his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:5 - The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars,
Yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:10 - The hills were covered with its shadow,
And the mighty cedars with its boughs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:12 - The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:16 - The trees of the LORD are full of sap,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:9 - Mountains and all hills;
Fruitful trees and all cedars;

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:17 - The beams of our houses are cedar,
And our rafters of fir.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:15 - His legs are pillars of marble
Set on bases of fine gold.
His countenance is like Lebanon,
Excellent as the cedars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:9 - If she is a wall,
We will build upon her
A battlement of silver;
And if she is a door,
We will enclose her
With boards of cedar.

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