Song of Solomon 1:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The beamsקֹרֹ֤ות
(ko·ro·vt)
6982: a rafter, beamfrom qarah
of our housesבָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙
(bat·tei·nu)
1004: a housea prim. root
are cedars,אֲרָזִ֔ים
(a·ra·zim,)
730: a cedarfrom an unused word (729)
Our rafters,(רַהִיטֵ֖נוּ
(ra·hi·te·nu)
7351: perhaps rafters, boardsfrom the same as rahat
cypresses.בְּרֹותִֽים׃
(be·ro·v·tim.)
1266: cypress or firan Aramaic form of berosh


















KJV Lexicon
The beams
qowrah  (ko-raw')
a rafter (forming trenches as it were); by implication, a roof -- beam, roof.
of our house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
are cedar
'erez  (eh-rez')
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) -- cedar (tree).
and our rafters
rchiyt  (rekh-eet')
a panel (as resembling a trough) -- rafter.
rchiyt  (rekh-eet')
a panel (as resembling a trough) -- rafter.
of fir
browth  (ber-oth')
the cypress (or some elastic tree) -- fir.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses.

King James Bible
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters are cypresses.

International Standard Version
The beams of our house are cedar, our rafters are pine.

NET Bible
the cedars are the beams of our bedroom chamber; the pines are the rafters of our bedroom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The cedars will be the walls of our house. The cypress trees will be our rafters.

King James 2000 Bible
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
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