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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אֶרֶז H730
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 It cedar 11× Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, Numbers 19:6, 1 Kings 10:27
of cedar 9× 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Samuel 7:7, 1 Kings 6:9, 1 Kings 6:10
cedars 7× 2 Kings 19:23, 2 Chronicles 2:3, Psalms 80:10, Psalms 148:9
the cedar 7× Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, 1 Kings 4:33, 1 Kings 5:10
the cedars 7× Judges 9:15, Psalms 29:5, Psalms 104:16, Isaiah 2:13
with cedar 6× 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:16, 1 Kings 7:3, 1 Kings 7:7
a cedar 5× 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chronicles 25:18, Job 40:17, Ezekiel 27:5
along with cedar 2× 2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Chronicles 14:1
of the cedar 2× Ezekiel 17:3, Ezekiel 17:22
of trimmed cedar 2× 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:12
and cedar beams 1× 1 Kings 7:11
and cedars 1× Isaiah 14:8
are cedars 1× Song Of Solomon 1:17
as the cedars 1× Song Of Solomon 5:15
in cedar 1× Jeremiah 22:15
in the cedars 1× Jeremiah 22:23
like a cedar 1× Psalms 92:12
like cedars 1× Numbers 24:6
of your cedars 1× Jeremiah 22:7
regarding the cedar 1× 1 Kings 5:8
that cedars 1× 1 Kings 5:6
together with the cedar 1× Leviticus 14:6
was cedar 1× 1 Kings 6:18
with cedars 1× Isaiah 9:10
your cedars 1× Zechariah 11:1
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 14:4 אֶ֔רֶז to cedar Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 14:6 הָאֶ֛רֶז to together with the cedar Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 14:49 אֶ֔רֶז to cedar Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 14:51 הָ֠אֶרֶז to the cedar Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 14:52 הָאֶ֛רֶז to the cedar Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 19:6 אֶ֛רֶז to cedar Noun - masculine singular Numbers 24:6 כַּאֲרָזִ֖ים to like cedars Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Judges 9:15 אַרְזֵ֥י to the cedars Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Samuel 5:11 אֲרָזִ֔ים to along with cedar Noun - masculine plural 2 Samuel 7:2 אֲרָזִ֑ים to of cedar Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 14:4
Aligned rows 73
Books represented 17
Leviticus 5 Numbers 2 Judges 1 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 20 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 5 Ezra 1 Job 1 Psalms 6 Song Of Solomon 3 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 6 Amos 1 Zechariah 2
Source forms
אֲרָזִ֔ים 8x ’ă·rā·zîm 2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:16, 1 Kings 7:2
אֶ֔רֶז 4x ’e·rez Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, 1 Kings 6:18, Zechariah 11:2
אֲרָזִֽים׃ 4x ’ă·rā·zîm 2 Samuel 7:7, 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Chronicles 17:6, Psalms 148:9
אֲרָזִ֑ים 3x ’ă·rā·zîm 2 Samuel 7:2, 1 Kings 7:12, Psalms 29:5
אֲרָזִ֖ים 3x ’ă·rā·zîm 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 7:2, 1 Chronicles 22:4
הָאֶ֛רֶז 3x hā·’e·rez Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:52, Ezekiel 17:22
הָאֲרָזִ֗ים 3x hā·’ă·rā·zîm 1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
אֶ֣רֶז 2x ’e·rez Isaiah 41:19, Ezekiel 31:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 27x 2 Samuel 5:11, 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Samuel 7:7, 1 Kings 5:6
Noun - masculine singular 11x Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, Numbers 19:6, 1 Kings 6:18
Article | Noun - masculine singular 8x Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, 1 Kings 4:33
Noun - masculine plural construct 6x Judges 9:15, Psalms 29:5, Psalms 80:10, Psalms 104:16
Article | Noun - masculine plural 4x 1 Kings 10:27, 1 Chronicles 17:1, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x 1 Kings 7:3, 1 Kings 7:7, Jeremiah 22:14, Jeremiah 22:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 7:11
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x 2 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 definition Source: 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:
אָרַז H729
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain