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אֶרֶז H730

H730 is the Hebrew word אֶרֶז, transliterated ʼerez and said eh-rez'. The King James Version most often renders it cedar.

Word: אֶרֶזTransliteration: ʼerezSaid: eh-rez'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 62 verses

What it means

a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots).

Where it comes from

from H729 (אָרַז).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 66 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cedar 36×cedars 18×cedar trees 5×also cedar 2×like a cedar 2×cedar tree 1×sap the cedars 1×thyself in cedar 1×

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

Verses using אֶרֶז

The first 40 of 62 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 14:4 · KJV

Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:

Leviticus 14:6 · KJV

As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:

Leviticus 14:49 · KJV

And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:

Leviticus 14:51 · KJV

And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and 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:

Leviticus 14:52 · KJV

And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:

Numbers 19:6 · KJV

And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Numbers 24:6 · KJV

As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

Judges 9:15 · KJV

And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

2 Samuel 5:11 · KJV

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

2 Samuel 7:2 · KJV

That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

2 Samuel 7:7 · KJV

In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

1 Kings 4:33 · KJV

And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

1 Kings 5:6 · KJV

Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

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 6:9 · KJV

So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

1 Kings 6:10 · KJV

And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

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 6:16 · KJV

And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

1 Kings 6:18 · KJV

And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

1 Kings 6:20 · KJV

And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

1 Kings 6:36 · KJV

And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

1 Kings 7:2 · KJV

He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

1 Kings 7:3 · KJV

And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.

1 Kings 7:7 · KJV

Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

1 Kings 7:11 · KJV

And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.

1 Kings 7:12 · KJV

And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

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.

1 Kings 10:27 · KJV

And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

2 Kings 14:9 · KJV

And Jehoash the 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 thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

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.

1 Chronicles 14:1 · KJV

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

1 Chronicles 17:1 · KJV

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.

1 Chronicles 17:6 · KJV

Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

1 Chronicles 22:4 · KJV

Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

2 Chronicles 1:15 · KJV

And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

2 Chronicles 2:3 · KJV

And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.

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 9:27 · KJV

And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.

2 Chronicles 25:18 · KJV

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 thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

Common questions

What does Strong's H730 mean?

H730 is the Hebrew word אֶרֶז (ʼerez), meaning a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots).

How is H730 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cedar (36 times), cedars (18 times), cedar trees (5 times), also cedar (2 times), like a cedar (2 times), among others.

How many times does H730 appear in the Bible?

אֶרֶז (ʼerez) is tagged in 62 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H730 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H729 (אָרַז).

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