H8391 תְּאַשּׁוּר (tᵉʼashshûwr) teh-ash-shoor'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

boxtree

Strong's Definition

a species of cedar (from its erectness)

Derivation: from H833 (אָשַׁר);

KJV Usage: box (tree).

TWOT Reference: 183g

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a species of tree

1a) box tree-a small evergreen tree

1b) perhaps cypress or cedar

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2748

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תְּאַשּׁוּר (te.ash.shur) — boxtree. 1) a species of tree 1a) box tree-a small evergreen tree 1b) perhaps cypress or cedar

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

תְּאַשּׁוּר (H8391 · H0839) — תְּאַשּׁוּר

noun f

Trees | ≈ אֶרֶז · בְּרֹושׁ · הֲדַס · עֵץ שֶׁמֶן · שִׁטָּה · תִּדְהָר

cypress, fir, juniper exact meaning unsure: = one of the evergreen trees commonly found in the Lebanon, with round leaves rather than flat; its fruit is a a mostly inedible seed-bearing, fleshy cone; ≈ regarded as one of the glorious trees of the Lebanon

ISA 41:19 · ISA 60:13 · EZK 27:6

¹ EZK 27:6 MT בַּת־אְַשֻׁרִים

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תְּאַשּׁוּר n.f. box-tree base

Bible Occurrences (2)

41:19 60:13

Isaiah 41:19

I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,

Isaiah 60:13

The glory of Lebanon will come to you— its cypress, elm, and boxwood together— to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.