Fir Tree
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Fir Tree
Fir Tree [Heb. berôš (Ps. 104:17; Ezk. 27:5; 31:8); NEB also “tops” (Ps. 104:17), PINE (Ezk. 27:5). The true fir, Abies cilicia Carr., though well suited to regions such as Lebanon, is seldom found there and as an identification has generally been abandoned by botanists in favor of either the pine
Fir
Fir. Isa. 14:8; Ezek. 27:5, etc. As the term “cedar” is in all probability applicable to more than one tree, so also “fir” in the Authorized Version represents probably one or other of the following trees:1. Pinus sylvestris, or Scotch fir; 2. Larch; 3. Cupressus sempervirens, or cypress, all which
Fir
Fir—the uniform rendering in the Authorized Version (marg. R.V., “cypress”) of berosh (2 Sam. 6:5; 1 Kings 5:8, 10; 6:15, 34; 9:11, etc.), a lofty tree (Isa. 55:13) growing on Lebanon (37:24). Its wood was used in making musical instruments and doors of houses, and for ceilings (2 Chr. 3:5), the decks
Fir Tree
Fir Treefir tree, a general term often mentioned in the book of Isaiah in reference to coniferous evergreens, such as the cypress, juniper, and pine. Specifically, ‘fir tree’ most likely refers to the stately Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis), a tree common to the arid hilly regions of Palestine and Lebanon.
fir
firTo many people the word fir calls to mind the graceful, fragrant balsam fir so widely used as a Christmas tree. Some 40 other species of fir, however, are distributed throughout the world. Their wood is not as good as that of spruce and pine for building. It is used for lumber and pulpwood. Various
Fir
Fir, the name of an extensive family of coniferous evergreens, and in our English Version of the Scriptures the rendering of words which represent, it is supposed, what we denominate the Scotch fir and the cypress. These trees are found in the Lebanon mountains. The fir is represented as a tall, straight
Fir Tree
FIR TREE KJV term for a tree most often identified with the pine (NIV, REB, TEV). Others have identified the tree with the juniper (NASB at Isa. 41:19 and 60:13 only) or cypress (NRSV, NASB elsewhere). See Plants.
