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בְּרוֹשׁ H1265

H1265 is the Hebrew word בְּרוֹשׁ, transliterated bᵉrôwsh and said ber-osh'. The King James Version most often renders it fir trees.

Word: בְּרוֹשׁTransliteration: bᵉrôwshSaid: ber-osh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 20 verses

What it means

a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood).

Where it comes from

of uncertain derivation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fir trees 7×fir 6×fir tree 5×instruments made of fir 1×yea the fir trees 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: fir (tree).

Verses using בְּרוֹשׁ

All 20 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 6:5 · KJV

And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

1 Kings 5:8 · KJV

And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

1 Kings 5:10 · KJV

So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

1 Kings 6:15 · KJV

And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

1 Kings 6:34 · KJV

And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

1 Kings 9:11 · KJV

(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

2 Kings 19:23 · KJV

By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.

2 Chronicles 2:8 · KJV

Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

2 Chronicles 3:5 · KJV

And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

Psalm 104:17 · KJV

Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

Isaiah 14:8 · KJV

Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

Isaiah 37:24 · KJV

By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.

Isaiah 41:19 · KJV

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

Isaiah 55:13 · KJV

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 60:13 · KJV

The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

Ezekiel 27:5 · KJV

They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.

Ezekiel 31:8 · KJV

The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.

Hosea 14:8 · KJV

Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

Nahum 2:3 · KJV

The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

Zechariah 11:2 · KJV

Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1265 mean?

H1265 is the Hebrew word בְּרוֹשׁ (bᵉrôwsh), meaning a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood).

How is H1265 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fir trees (7 times), fir (6 times), fir tree (5 times), instruments made of fir (1 time), yea the fir trees (1 time).

How many times does H1265 appear in the Bible?

בְּרוֹשׁ (bᵉrôwsh) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1265 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: of uncertain derivation.

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