Strong's Concordance
Original word: בְּרוֹשׁ
Transliteration: berosh
Definition (short): cypress
Definition (full): a cypress, tree, a lance, a musical instrument
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: of uncertain derivation
Definition: cypress or fir
NASB Translation: cypress (11), cypress trees (1), cypresses (3), fir (1), fir trees (2), juniper (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Of uncertain derivation; a cypress (?) Tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood) -- fir (tree).
References
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.
NASB:
Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of fir wood, and with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets and cymbals.
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.
NASB:
So Hiram sent word to Solomon, saying, "I have heard the message which you have sent me; I will do what you desire concerning the cedar and cypress timber.
KJV:
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
NASB:
So Hiram gave Solomon as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress timber.
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 cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
NASB:
Then he built the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar; from the floor of the house to the ceiling he overlaid the walls on the inside with wood, and he overlaid the floor of the house with boards of cypress.