Erez אֶ֫רֶז

Erez (Hebrew אֶ֫רֶז, Strong's H730) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “cedar”. It occurs 73 times in 69 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Erez, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Leviticus

• Leviticus 14:4
  Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.
• Leviticus 14:6
  As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
• Leviticus 14:49
  And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;
• Leviticus 14:51
  And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
• Leviticus 14:52
  And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.

Numbers

• Numbers 19:6
  And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.
• Numbers 24:6
  As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters.

Judges

• Judges 9:15
  And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 5:11
  And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
• 2 Samuel 7:2
  That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
• 2 Samuel 7:7
  In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 4:33
  And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
• 1 Kings 5:6
  Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
• 1 Kings 5:8
  And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.
• 1 Kings 5:10
  So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,
• 1 Kings 6:9
  So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
• 1 Kings 6:10
  And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.
• 1 Kings 6:15
  And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.
• 1 Kings 6:16
  And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
• 1 Kings 6:18
  And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
• 1 Kings 6:20
  And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
• 1 Kings 6:36
  And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.
• 1 Kings 7:2
  He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
• 1 Kings 7:3
  And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
• 1 Kings 7:7
  Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
• 1 Kings 7:11
  And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
• 1 Kings 7:12
  And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the porch of the house.The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.
• 1 Kings 9:11
  (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.
• 1 Kings 10:27
  And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 14:9
  And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
• 2 Kings 19:23
  By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 14:1
  Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.
• 1 Chronicles 17:1
  Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
• 1 Chronicles 17:6
  Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
• 1 Chronicles 22:4
  Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 1:15
  And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
• 2 Chronicles 2:3
  And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
• 2 Chronicles 2:8
  Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours
• 2 Chronicles 9:27
  And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
• 2 Chronicles 25:18
  And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

Ezra

• Ezra 3:7
  They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

Job

• Job 40:17
  He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

Psalms

• Psalm 29:5
  The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
• Psalm 80:10
  The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.
• Psalm 92:12
  The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
• Psalm 104:16
  The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
• Psalm 148:9
  Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 1:17
  The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
• Song of Solomon 5:15
  His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.
• Song of Solomon 8:9
  If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 2:13
  And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
• Isaiah 9:10
  The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
• Isaiah 14:8
  Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
• Isaiah 37:24
  By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.
• Isaiah 41:19
  I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,
• Isaiah 44:14
  He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 22:7
  And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire.
• Jeremiah 22:14
  That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
• Jeremiah 22:15
  Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
• Jeremiah 22:23
  O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 17:3
  And say, Thus saith the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
• Ezekiel 17:22
  Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
• Ezekiel 17:23
  In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
• Ezekiel 27:5
  They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
• Ezekiel 31:3
  Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
• Ezekiel 31:8
  The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.

Amos

• Amos 2:9
  Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 11:1
  Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars!
• Zechariah 11:2
  Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).