Quick Definition
cedar
Strong's Definition
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
Derivation: from H729 (אָרַז);
KJV Usage: cedar (tree).
TWOT Reference: 160a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֶ֫רֶז (e.rez) — cedar. 1) cedar 1a) cedar tree 1b) cedar timber, cedar wood (in building) 1c) cedar wood (in purifications)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · אַרְזָה
Trees | ≈ אַלְגּוּמִּים · אַלֹּון · בְּרֹושׁ · הֲדַס · שִׁטָּה · תְּאַשּׁוּר · תִּדְהָר · תִּרְזָה | ≠ אֵזֹוב · אָטָד · עֶרְמֹון · שִׁקְמָה
cedar, cedar wood = evergreen tree growing up to 40 m tall, with a trunk up to 2.5 m in diameter; as it grows older its branches spread out more and more horizontally; grows in elevated places; ◄ Cedrus libani; ► highly appreciated building material; also used in cleaning ritual; ≈ associated with beauty, quality, pride, and strength
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֶ֫רֶז n.m. cedar cedar-tree
cedar-timber, cedar-wood for building
cedar-wood used in purification
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