Hebrew · H1265

בְּרוֹשׁ

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

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בְּרוֹשׁH1265

What does בְּרוֹשׁ mean in the Bible?

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

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What does בְּרוֹשׁ mean in the Bible?

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

How does the BSB render H1265?

The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and cypress (3), cypress (3), of its cypresses (2), the cypresses (2), with cypress (2).

Where does בְּרוֹשׁ appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 6:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (5), Isaiah (5), 2 Chronicles (2), Ezekiel (2).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

and cypress3×1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:10, 1 Kings 9:11

cypress3×2 Chronicles 2:8, 2 Chronicles 3:5, Hosea 14:8

of its cypresses2×2 Kings 19:23, Isaiah 37:24

the cypresses2×Isaiah 14:8, Ezekiel 31:8

with cypress2×1 Kings 6:15, Ezekiel 27:5

. . .1×2 Samuel 6:5

and the spears of cypress1×Nahum 2:3

cypresses1×Isaiah 41:19

in the cypresses1×Psalms 104:17

its cypress1×Isaiah 60:13

O cypress1×Zechariah 11:2

the cypress1×Isaiah 55:13

were made of cypress1×1 Kings 6:34

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First aligned row2 Samuel 6:5

Aligned rows20

Books represented10

2 Samuel11 Kings52 Kings12 Chronicles2Psalms1Isaiah5Ezekiel2Hosea1Nahum1Zechariah1

Source forms

בְּר֛וֹשׁ2xbə·rō·wōšIsaiah 41:19, Isaiah 60:13

בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים2xḇə·rō·wō·šîm2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Kings 6:34

בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו2xbə·rō·šāw2 Kings 19:23, Isaiah 37:24

בְר֔וֹשׁ1xḇə·rō·wōšIsaiah 55:13

בְּרוֹשׁ֙1xbə·rō·wōšZechariah 11:2

בְרוֹשִׁ֖ים1xḇə·rō·wō·šîm1 Kings 5:10

בְרוֹשִׁ֛ים1xḇə·rō·wō·šîm1 Kings 9:11

בְּרוֹשִׁ֣ים1xbə·rō·wō·šîm2 Chronicles 2:8

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine plural12x2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:10, 1 Kings 6:15

Noun - masculine singular3xIsaiah 41:19, Isaiah 55:13, Zechariah 11:2

Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular2x2 Kings 19:23, Isaiah 37:24

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural1xNahum 2:3

Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 60:13

Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular1xHosea 14:8

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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בְּרוֹשׁ

What does בְּרוֹשׁ mean in the Bible?

What does בְּרוֹשׁ mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H1265?

Where does בְּרוֹשׁ appear in Scripture?

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