H0729 H0729
made of cedar; adjective describing trade goods or perhaps 'firm/strong' (Ezek 27:24)
This adjective in Ezekiel's Tyre oracle either means 'cedar' (describing valuable wood products) or 'firm/strong' (describing tightly-bound merchandise). The context lists luxury trade goods, so cedar chests or panels fits well. The root connects to cedar trees, renowned for durability and fragrance. Tyre's maritime commerce included such premium materials from Lebanon's forests.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Ezekiel 27:24 inventories Tyre's merchandise: 'In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure; in these they traded with you.' The phrase 'and made of cedar' (or 'and firm/secure') describes either the materials (cedar chests) or quality (firmly made). Cross-lingual evidence (English 'made-of-cedar', Spanish 'de-cedro', French 'cèdre', German preserves Hebrew) supports reading cedar as a luxury commodity in Phoenician trade. 1×
AR["وَمَحْكَمَةٍ"]·ben["আর-এরজের"]·DE["[וארזים]"]·EN["and-made-of-cedar"]·FR["et-cèdre"]·heb["ו-ארוזים"]·HI["और-देवदार-लकड़ी-में"]·ID["dan-dikemas"]·IT["[וארזים]"]·jav["lan-ingkang-dipun-gulung"]·KO["그리고-압축된"]·PT["e-feitas-de-cedro"]·RU["и-прочными"]·ES["y-de-cedro"]·SW["na-kukazwa"]·TR["ve-sedir-sanduklı-"]·urd["اور-دیودار"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [אָרוּז] adj. firm, strong (cf. Arabic أَرَزَ supr.) אֲרֻזִים Ez 27:24.