◄ 1265. berosh ►
Strong's Lexicon berosh: Cypress, Fir, Pine Original Word: בְּרוֹשׁ Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: browsh Pronunciation: beh-rosh Phonetic Spelling: (ber-osh') Definition: Cypress, Fir, Pine Meaning: a cypress, tree, a lance, a musical instrument Word Origin: The origin of the word is uncertain, but it is traditionally understood to refer to a type of tree. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the Greek word "κυπάρισσος" (kyparissos) is often used in the Septuagint to translate "berosh." Usage: The Hebrew word "berosh" is commonly translated as "cypress" or "fir" in English Bibles. It refers to a type of evergreen tree known for its durability and aromatic wood. In the Bible, "berosh" is often associated with construction and craftsmanship, particularly in the building of temples and palaces, due to its strength and resistance to decay. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel and the surrounding regions, trees like the cypress were highly valued for their wood, which was used in construction and for making furniture and musical instruments. The cypress was also associated with beauty and majesty, often planted in gardens and used in landscaping. Its wood was considered a symbol of strength and longevity, making it a fitting material for sacred and royal buildings. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition cypress or fir NASB Translation cypress (11), cypress trees (1), cypresses (3), fir (1), fir trees (2), juniper (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs בְּרוֺשׁ noun masculineHos 14:9 cypress or fir (Assyrian burâšu COTGlossary Aramaic בּרוֺתא, , compare בְּרוֺת below, see also Greek βράθυ, Latin bratum, cypress, juniper (PS); in favour of cypress, also ᵐ5 ᵑ6 & so Thes; in favour of fir or pine, ᵑ9 Rob in Rob-Ges (because cypress not now indigenous on Lebanon); compare also RSProph. 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 SchroedPhön. Spr. 99 LöwNo. 59 & Brathu as name of Hermon Philo Byblus in EusebPraep. 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; 2Chronicles 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 ᵐ5 ᵑ6 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; 2Chron 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. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fir tree Of uncertain derivation; a cypress (?) Tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood) -- fir (tree). Forms and Transliterations 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 Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 6:5 HEB: בְּכֹ֖ל עֲצֵ֣י בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים וּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹת וּבִנְבָלִים֙ NAS: with all kinds of [instruments made of] fir wood, KJV: the LORD on all manner of [instruments made of] fir wood, INT: all wood fir lyres harps 1 Kings 5:8 HEB: אֲרָזִ֖ים וּבַעֲצֵ֥י בְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ NAS: concerning the cedar and cypress timber. KJV: and concerning timber of fir. INT: the cedar timber and cypress 1 Kings 5:10 HEB: אֲרָזִ֛ים וַעֲצֵ֥י בְרוֹשִׁ֖ים כָּל־ חֶפְצֽוֹ׃ NAS: of the cedar and cypress timber. KJV: trees and fir trees INT: of the cedar timber and cypress much desired 1 Kings 6:15 HEB: הַבַּ֖יִת בְּצַלְע֥וֹת בְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃ NAS: of the house with boards of cypress. KJV: of the house with planks of fir. INT: of the house boards of cypress 1 Kings 6:34 HEB: דַלְת֖וֹת עֲצֵ֣י בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים שְׁנֵ֨י צְלָעִ֜ים NAS: and two doors of cypress wood; the two KJV: doors [were of] fir tree: INT: doors wood of cypress the two leaves 1 Kings 9:11 HEB: אֲרָזִ֨ים וּבַעֲצֵ֧י בְרוֹשִׁ֛ים וּבַזָּהָ֖ב לְכָל־ NAS: with cedar and cypress timber KJV: trees and fir trees, INT: cedar timber and cypress and gold to all 2 Kings 19:23 HEB: אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְח֣וֹר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָב֙וֹאָה֙ מְל֣וֹן NAS: [and] its choice cypresses. And I entered KJV: thereof, [and] the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter INT: cedars choice cypresses entered lodging 2 Chronicles 2:8 HEB: עֲצֵ֨י אֲרָזִ֜ים בְּרוֹשִׁ֣ים וְאַלְגּוּמִּים֮ מֵֽהַלְּבָנוֹן֒ NAS: me also cedar, cypress and algum KJV: trees, fir trees, and algum trees, INT: timber cedar cypress and algum Lebanon 2 Chronicles 3:5 HEB: חִפָּה֙ עֵ֣ץ בְּרוֹשִׁ֔ים וַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֣ב NAS: room with cypress wood KJV: he cieled with fir tree, INT: overlaid wood cypress and overlaid gold Psalm 104:17 HEB: יְקַנֵּ֑נוּ חֲ֝סִידָ֗ה בְּרוֹשִׁ֥ים בֵּיתָֽהּ׃ NAS: whose home is the fir trees. KJV: [as for] the stork, the fir trees [are] her house. INT: build the stork is the fir home Isaiah 14:8 HEB: גַּם־ בְּרוֹשִׁ֛ים שָׂמְח֥וּ לְךָ֖ NAS: Even the cypress trees rejoice KJV: Yea, the fir trees rejoice INT: Even the cypress rejoice you the cedars Isaiah 37:24 HEB: אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְחַ֣ר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָבוֹא֙ מְר֣וֹם NAS: [and] its choice cypresses. And I will go KJV: thereof, [and] the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter INT: cedars thereof the choice cypresses will go to the heights Isaiah 41:19 HEB: אָשִׂ֣ים בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה בְּר֛וֹשׁ תִּדְהָ֥ר וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר NAS: I will place the juniper in the desert KJV: in the desert the fir tree, [and] the pine, INT: will place the desert the juniper tree tree Isaiah 55:13 HEB: הַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙ יַעֲלֶ֣ה בְר֔וֹשׁ [תַחַת כ] NAS: of the thorn bush the cypress will come KJV: shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier INT: of the thorn will come the cypress Instead of the nettle Isaiah 60:13 HEB: אֵלַ֣יִךְ יָב֔וֹא בְּר֛וֹשׁ תִּדְהָ֥ר וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר NAS: will come to you, The juniper, the box tree KJV: shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, INT: about will come the juniper the box and the cypress Ezekiel 27:5 HEB: בְּרוֹשִׁ֤ים מִשְּׂנִיר֙ בָּ֣נוּ NAS: [your] planks of fir trees from Senir; KJV: all thy [ship] boards of fir trees of Senir: INT: of fir Senir have made Ezekiel 31:8 HEB: בְּגַן־ אֱלֹהִים֒ בְּרוֹשִׁ֗ים לֹ֤א דָמוּ֙ NAS: could not match it; The cypresses could not compare KJV: could not hide him: the fir trees were not like INT: garden God's the cypresses not compare Hosea 14:8 HEB: וַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּ אֲנִי֙ כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ רַֽעֲנָ֔ן מִמֶּ֖נִּי NAS: after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress; From Me comes KJV: him: I [am] like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit INT: and look I cypress A luxuriant at Nahum 2:3 HEB: בְּי֣וֹם הֲכִינ֑וֹ וְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖ים הָרְעָֽלוּ׃ NAS: he is prepared [to march], And the cypress [spears] are brandished. KJV: of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. INT: When is prepared and the cypress are brandished Zechariah 11:2 HEB: הֵילֵ֤ל בְּרוֹשׁ֙ כִּֽי־ נָ֣פַל NAS: Wail, O cypress, for the cedar KJV: Howl, fir tree; for the cedar INT: Wail cypress for has fallen 20 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1265 20 Occurrences bə·rō·wōš — 2 Occ. bə·rō·šāw — 2 Occ. bə·rō·wō·šîm — 7 Occ. bə·rō·wōš — 1 Occ. kiḇ·rō·wōš — 1 Occ. wə·hab·bə·rō·šîm — 1 Occ. ḇə·rō·wōš — 1 Occ. ḇə·rō·wō·šîm — 5 Occ.