Lectionary Calendar

Thursday, July 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17

video advertismenet

Attention!

StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #1265 - בְּרוֹשׁ

Transliteration

bᵉrôwsh

Phonetics

ber-osh'

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

289a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

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

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2748 ‑ Κεδρών (ked‑rone'); 4285 ‑ προηγέομαι (pro‑ay‑geh'‑om‑ahee);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (18)

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Zechariah 1

BSB (20)

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Zechariah 1

CSB (19)

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Zechariah 1

ESV (16)

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Zechariah 1

KJV (20)

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Zechariah 1

LEB (20)

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Zechariah 1

LSB (23)

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 6

Ezekiel 3

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Zechariah 1

N95 (21)

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Isaiah 6

Ezekiel 3

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Zechariah 1

NAS (24)

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 6

Ezekiel 3

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Zechariah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (20)

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Nahum 1

Zechariah 1

ASV (18)

and fir 1

fir-tree 1

fir-trees 3

it; the fir-trees 1

o fir-tree 1

of fir 3

of fir-trees 1

of fir-wood 1

the fir-tree 2

the fir-trees 1

unto thee, the fir-tree 1

with fir-wood 1

yea, the fir-trees 1

BSB (20)

a cypress 1

and cypress 3

and the spears of cypress 1

cypress 2

cypress tree 1

evergreens 1

in the pines 1

instruments 1

its pine 1

o cypress 1

of its cypress trees 2

the cypresses 1

the pine trees 1

were made of cypress 1

with cypress 1

with pine trees 1

CSB (19)

a cypress 1

cypress 8

cypress trees 2

fir 1

in the pine trees 1

pine 1

the cypresses 1

the spears 1

trees 3

ESV (16)

cypress 8

cypresses 3

fir trees 3

tree 1

trees 1

KJV (20)

fir 7

tree 5

trees 8

LEB (20)

and the cypress 1

and their spears 1

cypress 4

cypresses 2

fir trees 1

in the fir trees 1

its cypresses 1

its junipers 1

musical instruments made from ash 1

o juniper 1

the cypress 2

the cypresses 1

the juniper 1

with cypress 1

with pine trees 1

LSB (23)

cypress 12

cypresses 3

fir 3

juniper 2

trees 3

N95 (21)

cypress 12

cypresses 3

fir 2

juniper 2

trees 2

NAS (24)

juniper 17

junipers 3

spears 1

trees 3

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (20)

and box trees 1

and fir 1

and the pine spears 1

fir tree 2

fir trees 3

in the fir trees 1

of fir 4

of fir trees 1

the fir tree 1

with all kinds of instruments made of fir 1

with fir 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2042) s r b (ברסה BRSh) AC: ? CO: Cypress AB: ?: [from: rb- as a choice wood]

c^m ) s f r b (ברוסה BRWSh) - Cypress: The tree or the wood. [df: twrb] KJV (21): fir - Strongs: H1265 (בְּרוֹשׁ), H1266 (בְּרוֹת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

בְּרוֺשׁ noun masculine^{Hosea 14:9} cypress or fir (Assyrian burâšu COT^Glossary Aramaic בּרוֺתא,

, compare בְּרוֺת below, see also Greek βράθυ, Latin bratum, cypress, juniper (PS); in favour of cypress, also ᵐ5ᵑ6 & so Thes; in favour of fir or pine, ᵑ9 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 4t.; בִּרוֺשִׁים 2 Samuel 6:5 + 11: t., 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 ᵐ5ᵑ6 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 בְּכָלעֹֿז וּבְשִׁירִים & so here ᵐ5 We Dr.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

בְּרוֹשׁ pl. בְּרוֹשִׁים m.

(1) the cypress, a tall tree, Isaiah 55:13, and fruit-bearing, Hosea 14:9 together with the cedar, to which it is very often joined, the principal ornament of Lebanon (Isaiah 14:8, 37:24 60:13 Zechariah 11:2, comp. verse Zechariah 11:1); the wood of which, equally with that of the cedar, was used for the planks of the temple of Jerusalem (1Ki. 5:22, 24 1Ki 5:24 6:15, 34 1 Kings 6:34; 2 Chronicles 2:7, 3:5 ); for the decks of ships (Ezekiel 27:5); also, for spears (Nahum 2:4); and instruments of music (2 Samuel 6:5); once, by a Syriacism, called בְּרוֹת, Song of Solomon 1:17. That the cypress, not the fir, is to be understood, is clear both from the nature of the case, and also from the authority of the ancient versions; although this name may perhaps have comprehended also other trees of the pine kind. See this more fully stated in Thes. page 246. As to the etymology, the cypress appears to be so called from the boards and planks cut from it; see the root.

(2) something made of cypress wood.

(a) a lance, Nahum 2:4.

(b) a musical instrument, 2 Samuel 6:5.

These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available BibleSupport.com

List of Word Forms

בְּר֛וֹשׁ בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו בְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃ בְּרוֹשִׁ֔ים בְּרוֹשִׁ֗ים בְּרוֹשִׁ֛ים בְּרוֹשִׁ֣ים בְּרוֹשִׁ֤ים בְּרוֹשִׁ֥ים בְּרוֹשׁ֙ בְר֔וֹשׁ בְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים בְרוֹשִׁ֖ים בְרוֹשִׁ֛ים ברוש ברושים ברושים׃ ברשיו וְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖ים והברשים כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ כברוש bə·rō·šāw bə·rō·wō·šîm ḇə·rō·wō·šîm bə·rō·wōš ḇə·rō·wōš beRoosh bərōšāw beroShav beroShim beroVosh bərōwōš ḇərōwōš bərōwōšîm ḇərōwōšîm kiḇ·rō·wōš kiḇrōwōš kivRoosh vehabberoShim veRoosh veroShim wə·hab·bə·rō·šîm wəhabbərōšîm