Word
יָעוֹר
yâʻôwr · H3264 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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Wood or a forest
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Near synonyms 1 word
- עֵץ ʻêts · H6086 · tree, (piece of) wood, lumber
- עֵץ is the common Hebrew term for wood/timber as material (as well as tree), and would serve as the natural synonym for יָעוֹר when referring to wood as a substance, though עֵץ has broader application including living trees.
In the other Testament 2 words
- ξύλον xýlon · G3586 · wood, firewood
- ξύλον is the standard Greek term for wood/timber as material, serving as the natural translation equivalent for יָעוֹר in contexts referring to wood as a substance or material.
- ὕλη hýlē · G5208 · forest, wood, pile of wood
- ὕλη refers to wood as material or forest, though less commonly used in biblical Greek than ξύλον, it serves as another Greek equivalent for wood/timber.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3264. yaor I. יַ֫עַר noun masculine2Sa 18:8 wood, forest, thicket (MI21 plural היערן (=…
H3264. yaor
I. יַ֫עַר noun masculine2Sa 18:8 wood, forest, thicket (MI21 plural היערן (= proper name, of a location ?); Phoenician יער and יר, compare DHM in MV (10) 983; Aramaic יַעֲרָא, wood, thicket; Assyrian âru DlHWB 230, compare JägerBAS i, 476) — absolute יעַר ַ֫ Isa 7:2 +; יָ֑עַר Mic 3:12 +; with ה locative יַעֲרָה Jos 17:15; construct יעַר ַ֫ 2Sa 18:6; יַעְרָהּ Jer 46:23, etc.; plural יְעָרִים Ezr 2:25 Ezr 2:4t. (including Eze 34:25 Qr, so Co); יְעָרוֺת Psa 29:9; —
a. wood, forest, wooded height, with trees to be felled Jos 17:15 (with עלה go up to), Jos 17:18 (J), Deu 19:5 (not elsewhere Hexateuch); כְּרָתוֺ מִיַּעַר עֵץ Jer 10:13 as wood out of a forest he hath cut it; מןהֿיערים יחטבו Eze 39:10 (מןהֿשׂדה עצים in || clause); as producing trees עֵצִים צוֺמֵחַ יער Ecc 2:6; in designation of Solomon's palace הַלְּבָנוֺן יַעַר בֵּית 1Ki 7:2 (on structure of this house see StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883, 150), 1Ki 10:17, 1Ki 10:21 2Ch 9:16, 2Ch 9:20; compare הַיָּ֫עַר בֵּית Isa 22:8; figurative of foes to be cut down and destroyed היער סִבְכֵי נִקַּף Isa 10:34; יַעְרָהּ כָּֽרְתוּ Jer 46:23; so Isa 32:19 and הַבָּצִו֯ר יער Zec 11:2 (read Kt הַבָּצוּר inaccessible forest).
b. as hiding-place for fugitive 1Sa 22:5; lurking-place of wild beasts Amo 3:4; Mic 5:7; 2Ki 2:24; Jer 5:6; Jer 12:8; Isa 56:9; Psa 50:10; Psa 80:14; Psa 104:20, compare Eze 34:25 (read Qr, see above)
c. stripped by voice of ׳י Psa 29:9; devoured by fire Isa 9:17 (הַיּ ׳סִבְכֵי; figurative of the people); so in metaphor or simile of ׳יs judgements Isa 10:18 (יַעְרוֺ כְּבוֺד, figurative of Assyr.), Jer 21:14; Eze 21:2; Eze 21:3 (see below) Psa 83:15.
d. opposed to כַּרְמֶל (garden-land) Isa 29:17; Isa 32:15; but also כַּרְמִלּוֺ יַעַר his garden woodland 2Ki 19:23 = Isa 37:24, and כַּרְמֶל בְּתוֺךְ יַעַר Mic 7:14 (secluded and fertile abode for flock, figurative of people, see Che; Hi-St thinks of sacred grove).
e. = thicket, especially as symbol of desolation Hos 2:14; יער בָּמוֺת thicket-covered heights (overgrown with bushes and trees) Mic 3:12 = Jer 26:18; also בּעֲרַב בַּיַּעַר Isa 21:13 in the thicket (or bushes, so VB) in Arabia must ye lodge, caravans of Dedanites.
f. (ה)יער עֲצֵי trees of the forest Isa 7:2 (in sim), Isa 10:19 (עֵץ שְׁאָר יַעְרוֺ, figurative), Isa 44:14; Eze 15:2, also Eze 15:6 (היער עֵץ), Son 2:3 (in simile); figurative, as singing before ׳י Psa 96:12 = 1Ch 16:33; Isa 44:23 (בּוֺ וְכָלעֵֿץ יער).
g. particular forests are: אפרים יער 2Sa 18:6, see אֶפְרַיִם above; compare 2Sa 18:18; 2Sa 18:17 (see also Jos 17:15, Jos 17:18); חָ֑רֶת יַעַר 1Sa 22:5 (see above); לְבָנוֺן יַעַר (see above); נֶגֶב הַשָּׂדֶה יַעַר and הַנָּגֶב יַעַר Eze 21:2; Eze 21:3 (see above) figurative of Judah (land and people); see also יְעָרִים below — יעַר שְׂדֵיָֿ֑ Psa 132:6 is a proper name, of a location (but Bae thinks appellative 'auf waldigem Gefilcle'), see יְעָרִים קִרְיַת. On 1Sa 14:25-26, see II. יער. — יעורים Eze 34:25 Kt, read יְעָרִים Qr, see above
II. יער ( √ of following; meaning dubious; MV identification with I, from roughness and porousness (?) of honeycomb, compare Buhl.
I. יַ֫עַר noun masculine2Sa 18:8 wood, forest, thicket (MI21 plural היערן (= proper name, of a location ?); Phoenician יער and יר, compare DHM in MV (10) 983; Aramaic יַעֲרָא, wood, thicket; Assyrian âru DlHWB 230, compare JägerBAS i, 476) — absolute יעַר ַ֫ Isa 7:2 +; יָ֑עַר Mic 3:12 +; with ה locative יַעֲרָה Jos 17:15; construct יעַר ַ֫ 2Sa 18:6; יַעְרָהּ Jer 46:23, etc.; plural יְעָרִים Ezr 2:25 Ezr 2:4t. (including Eze 34:25 Qr, so Co); יְעָרוֺת Psa 29:9; —
a. wood, forest, wooded height, with trees to be felled Jos 17:15 (with עלה go up to), Jos 17:18 (J), Deu 19:5 (not elsewhere Hexateuch); כְּרָתוֺ מִיַּעַר עֵץ Jer 10:13 as wood out of a forest he hath cut it; מןהֿיערים יחטבו Eze 39:10 (מןהֿשׂדה עצים in || clause); as producing trees עֵצִים צוֺמֵחַ יער Ecc 2:6; in designation of Solomon's palace הַלְּבָנוֺן יַעַר בֵּית 1Ki 7:2 (on structure of this house see StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883, 150), 1Ki 10:17, 1Ki 10:21 2Ch 9:16, 2Ch 9:20; compare הַיָּ֫עַר בֵּית Isa 22:8; figurative of foes to be cut down and destroyed היער סִבְכֵי נִקַּף Isa 10:34; יַעְרָהּ כָּֽרְתוּ Jer 46:23; so Isa 32:19 and הַבָּצִו֯ר יער Zec 11:2 (read Kt הַבָּצוּר inaccessible forest).
b. as hiding-place for fugitive 1Sa 22:5; lurking-place of wild beasts Amo 3:4; Mic 5:7; 2Ki 2:24; Jer 5:6; Jer 12:8; Isa 56:9; Psa 50:10; Psa 80:14; Psa 104:20, compare Eze 34:25 (read Qr, see above)
c. stripped by voice of ׳י Psa 29:9; devoured by fire Isa 9:17 (הַיּ ׳סִבְכֵי; figurative of the people); so in metaphor or simile of ׳יs judgements Isa 10:18 (יַעְרוֺ כְּבוֺד, figurative of Assyr.), Jer 21:14; Eze 21:2; Eze 21:3 (see below) Psa 83:15.
d. opposed to כַּרְמֶל (garden-land) Isa 29:17; Isa 32:15; but also כַּרְמִלּוֺ יַעַר his garden woodland 2Ki 19:23 = Isa 37:24, and כַּרְמֶל בְּתוֺךְ יַעַר Mic 7:14 (secluded and fertile abode for flock, figurative of people, see Che; Hi-St thinks of sacred grove).
e. = thicket, especially as symbol of desolation Hos 2:14; יער בָּמוֺת thicket-covered heights (overgrown with bushes and trees) Mic 3:12 = Jer 26:18; also בּעֲרַב בַּיַּעַר Isa 21:13 in the thicket (or bushes, so VB) in Arabia must ye lodge, caravans of Dedanites.
f. (ה)יער עֲצֵי trees of the forest Isa 7:2 (in sim), Isa 10:19 (עֵץ שְׁאָר יַעְרוֺ, figurative), Isa 44:14; Eze 15:2, also Eze 15:6 (היער עֵץ), Son 2:3 (in simile); figurative, as singing before ׳י Psa 96:12 = 1Ch 16:33; Isa 44:23 (בּוֺ וְכָלעֵֿץ יער).
g. particular forests are: אפרים יער 2Sa 18:6, see אֶפְרַיִם above; compare 2Sa 18:18; 2Sa 18:17 (see also Jos 17:15, Jos 17:18); חָ֑רֶת יַעַר 1Sa 22:5 (see above); לְבָנוֺן יַעַר (see above); נֶגֶב הַשָּׂדֶה יַעַר and הַנָּגֶב יַעַר Eze 21:2; Eze 21:3 (see above) figurative of Judah (land and people); see also יְעָרִים below — יעַר שְׂדֵיָֿ֑ Psa 132:6 is a proper name, of a location (but Bae thinks appellative 'auf waldigem Gefilcle'), see יְעָרִים קִרְיַת. On 1Sa 14:25-26, see II. יער. — יעורים Eze 34:25 Kt, read יְעָרִים Qr, see above
II. יער ( √ of following; meaning dubious; MV identification with I, from roughness and porousness (?) of honeycomb, compare Buhl.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
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eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0