The Definition of the word 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 of" "ships (Ezek. 27:5), floorings and spear-shafts (Nah. 2:3, R.V.)." "The true fir (abies) is not found in Palestine, but the pine" "tree, of which there are four species, is common." "The precise kind of tree meant by the "green fir tree" (Hos. "14:8) is uncertain. Some regard it as the sherbin tree, a" "cypress resembling the cedar; others, the Aleppo or maritime" "pine (Pinus halepensis), which resembles the Scotch fir; while" "others think that the "stone-pine" (Pinus pinea) is probably" meant. (See [210]PINE.)