This word comes from the names of House of the Forest and Kiriath-jearim.
Definition
from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
Traditional renderings: (honey-) comb, forest, wood.
Traditional renderings: (honey-) comb, forest, wood.
Glossary entries
Kiriath-jearim House of the Forest of Lebanon Kiriath-baal Kirjath-baal Kiriath-arim Jaar
Where it occurs
Occurrences
59 total
- Ezekiel 20:47לְיַ֣עַר · to the forestSay to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.
- Ezekiel 34:25בַּיְּעָרִֽים׃ · in the forestI will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
- Ezekiel 39:10הַיְּעָרִ֔ים · the forestsThey will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.
- Hosea 2:12לְיַ֔עַר · into a thicketI will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers. So I will make them into a thicket, and the beasts of the field will devour them.
- Amos 3:4בַּיַּ֔עַר · in the forestDoes a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
- Micah 3:12יָֽעַר׃פ · a woodedTherefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
- Micah 5:8יַ֔עַר · of the forestThen the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
- Micah 7:14יַ֖עַר · in a woodlandShepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
- Zechariah 11:2יַ֥עַר · forestWail, 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!