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Strong's H1265 בְּרוֹשׁ (berosh)

browsh - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1265 — diameno (“continue”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1265
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 10

Strong's H1265 Quick Answer

Strong's H1265 בְּרוֹשׁ (browsh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. browsh (ber-osh') n-m. 1. a cypress (?) tree 2. (hence) a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood) It has 20 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include fir, tree, made, instruments, and wood. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
browsh (ber-osh') n-m. 1. a cypress (?) tree 2. (hence) a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
fir, tree, made, instruments, and wood

Meaning and Definition

browsh (ber-osh') n-m. 1. a cypress (?) tree 2. (hence) a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood) [of uncertain derivation] KJV: fir (tree).

Original Word
בְּרוֹשׁ
Transliteration
browsh
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1265. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1265 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render browsh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

fir 1 Kings 5:8 tree 1 Kings 6:34 made Ezekiel 27:5 instruments 2 Samuel 6:5 wood 1 Kings 6:15

How Strong's H1265 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1265 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1265 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Samuel 6:5 KJV

And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

1 Kings 5:8 KJV

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.

1 Kings 5:10 KJV

So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1265.

2 Samuel 6:5 Old Testament, KJV
And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
1 Kings 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
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.
1 Kings 5:10 Old Testament, KJV
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
1 Kings 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
1 Kings 6:34 Old Testament, KJV
And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
1 Kings 9:11 Old Testament, KJV
(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.
2 Kings 19:23 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Chronicles 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
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,
2 Chronicles 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
Psalms 104:17 Old Testament, KJV
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
Isaiah 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Isaiah 37:24 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Isaiah 41:19 Old Testament, KJV
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:
Isaiah 55:13 Old Testament, KJV
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah 60:13 Old Testament, KJV
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Ezekiel 27:5 Old Testament, KJV
They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
Ezekiel 31:8 Old Testament, KJV
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
Hosea 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
Nahum 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
Zechariah 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1265, grouped by book.

2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1265 FAQ

What does berosh (בְּרוֹשׁ) mean?

Strong's H1265 is a Hebrew entry for H1265 בְּרוֹשׁ (browsh). browsh (ber-osh') n-m. 1. a cypress (?) tree 2. (hence) a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)

How many times is berosh (בְּרוֹשׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H1265 across 10 books.

Where can I study berosh (בְּרוֹשׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1265 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate berosh (בְּרוֹשׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fir, tree, made, instruments, and wood. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.