What does אֶרֶז mean in the Bible?
אֶרֶז is a Hebrew word meaning "a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)".
Hebrew · H730
אֶרֶז
A cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
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אֶרֶזH730
What does אֶרֶז mean in the Bible?
אֶרֶז is a Hebrew word meaning "a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H730?
The BSB source-word alignment has 73 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cedar (11), of cedar (9), cedars (7), the cedar (7), the cedars (7).
Where does אֶרֶז appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 14:4. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (20), Ezekiel (6), Isaiah (6), Psalms (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcedar11×Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, Numbers 19:6, 1 Kings 10:27
of cedar9×2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Samuel 7:7, 1 Kings 6:9, 1 Kings 6:10
cedars7×2 Kings 19:23, 2 Chronicles 2:3, Psalms 80:10, Psalms 148:9
the cedar7×Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, 1 Kings 4:33, 1 Kings 5:10
the cedars7×Judges 9:15, Psalms 29:5, Psalms 104:16, Isaiah 2:13
with cedar6×1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:16, 1 Kings 7:3, 1 Kings 7:7
a cedar5×2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chronicles 25:18, Job 40:17, Ezekiel 27:5
along with cedar2×2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Chronicles 14:1
of the cedar2×Ezekiel 17:3, Ezekiel 17:22
of trimmed cedar2×1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:12
and cedar beams1×1 Kings 7:11
and cedars1×Isaiah 14:8
are cedars1×Song Of Solomon 1:17
as the cedars1×Song Of Solomon 5:15
in cedar1×Jeremiah 22:15
in the cedars1×Jeremiah 22:23
like a cedar1×Psalms 92:12
like cedars1×Numbers 24:6
of your cedars1×Jeremiah 22:7
regarding the cedar1×1 Kings 5:8
that cedars1×1 Kings 5:6
together with the cedar1×Leviticus 14:6
was cedar1×1 Kings 6:18
with cedars1×Isaiah 9:10
your cedars1×Zechariah 11:1
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 14:4אֶ֔רֶזtocedarNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:6הָאֶ֛רֶזtotogether with the cedarArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:49אֶ֔רֶזtocedarNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:51הָ֠אֶרֶזtothe cedarArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:52הָאֶ֛רֶזtothe cedarArticle | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 19:6אֶ֛רֶזtocedarNoun - masculine singularNumbers 24:6כַּאֲרָזִ֖יםtolike cedarsPreposition-k | Noun - masculine pluralJudges 9:15אַרְזֵ֥יtothe cedarsNoun - masculine plural construct2 Samuel 5:11אֲרָזִ֔יםtoalong with cedarNoun - masculine plural2 Samuel 7:2אֲרָזִ֑יםtoof cedarNoun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 14:4
Aligned rows73
Books represented17
Leviticus5Numbers2Judges12 Samuel31 Kings202 Kings21 Chronicles52 Chronicles5Ezra1Job1Psalms6Song Of Solomon3Isaiah6Jeremiah4Ezekiel6Amos1Zechariah2
Source forms
אֲרָזִ֔ים8x’ă·rā·zîm2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:16, 1 Kings 7:2
אֶ֔רֶז4x’e·rezLeviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, 1 Kings 6:18, Zechariah 11:2
אֲרָזִֽים׃4x’ă·rā·zîm2 Samuel 7:7, 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Chronicles 17:6, Psalms 148:9
אֲרָזִ֑ים3x’ă·rā·zîm2 Samuel 7:2, 1 Kings 7:12, Psalms 29:5
אֲרָזִ֖ים3x’ă·rā·zîm1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 7:2, 1 Chronicles 22:4
הָאֶ֛רֶז3xhā·’e·rezLeviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:52, Ezekiel 17:22
הָאֲרָזִ֗ים3xhā·’ă·rā·zîm1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
אֶ֣רֶז2x’e·rezIsaiah 41:19, Ezekiel 31:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural27x2 Samuel 5:11, 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Samuel 7:7, 1 Kings 5:6
Noun - masculine singular11xLeviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, Numbers 19:6, 1 Kings 6:18
Article | Noun - masculine singular8xLeviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, 1 Kings 4:33
Noun - masculine plural construct6xJudges 9:15, Psalms 29:5, Psalms 80:10, Psalms 104:16
Article | Noun - masculine plural4x1 Kings 10:27, 1 Chronicles 17:1, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular4x1 Kings 7:3, 1 Kings 7:7, Jeremiah 22:14, Jeremiah 22:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2x1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 7:11
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular2x2 Kings 19:23, Isaiah 37:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
Source Gloss
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) BDB: cedar Usage: cedar (tree).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֶרֶז is built from this root:
אָרַזH729
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