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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 - the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop be brought for the person to be cleansed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - He is then to take the live bird and dip it, together with the cedar wood, the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, into the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:49 - To purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - Then he is to take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn and the live bird, dip them into the blood of the dead bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:52 - He shall purify the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop and the scarlet yarn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:6 - The priest is to take some cedar wood, hyssop and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:6 - “Like valleys they spread out, like gardens beside a river, 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 - “The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to anoint me king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, then let fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:11 - Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:2 - he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7 - Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, “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 - He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:6 - “So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8 - So Hiram sent word to Solomon: “I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10 - In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:9 - So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar planks.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:10 - And he built the side rooms all along the temple. The height of each was five cubits, and they were attached to the temple by beams of cedar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - He lined its interior walls with cedar boards, paneling them from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and covered the floor of the temple with planks of juniper.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, 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 gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; no stone was 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 wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also 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 courtyard of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:2 - He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high,[fn] with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:3 - It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns—forty-five beams, fifteen to a row.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:7 - He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:11 - Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:12 - The great courtyard was surrounded by a wall of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams, as was the inner courtyard of the temple of the LORD with its portico.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had supplied him with all the cedar and juniper and gold he wanted.

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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 cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:9 - But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle underfoot.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:23 - By your messengers you have ridiculed the Lord. And you have said, “With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost heights of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the choicest of its junipers. I have reached its remotest parts, the finest of its forests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:1 - Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:1 - After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:6 - Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their leaders[fn] whom I commanded to shepherd my people, “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 - He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:15 - The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:3 - Solomon sent this message to Hiram[fn] king of Tyre: “Send me cedar logs as you did for my father David when you sent him cedar to build a palace to live in.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:8 - “Send me also cedar, juniper and algum[fn] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting timber there. My servants will work with yours

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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 cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:18 - But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle underfoot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7 - Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and gave food and drink and olive oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar logs by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:17 - Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:5 - The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:10 - The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:12 - The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:16 - The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:9 - you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:17 - He: The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are firs.

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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 pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:9 - If she is a wall, we will build towers of silver on her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.

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