אֶרֶז
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. cedar (chiefly Cedrus libani)
2. scholar, renowned person (figuratively)
3. a tree of the genus Cedrus (taxonomy)
Pronunciation
érez
Examples13
לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם רַךְ כקָנֶה וְאַל יְהֵא קָשֶׁה כאֶרֶז.
A person should always be soft like a reed, and he should not be stiff like a cedar.
"תּוֹם בָּחוּר כאֶרֶז." "מַסְכִּים אתך לְגַמְרֵי."
"Tom is a great guy." "I couldn't agree with you more."
תּוֹם הוּא בָּחוּר כאֶרֶז.
Tom is a cool guy.
תּוֹם הָיָה בָּחוּר כאֶרֶז.
Tom was quite a guy.
הוּא בָּחוּר כאֶרֶז.
He's a good guy.
הֵם עשו עַמּוּדִים עֲצוּמִים וּמְגֻחָכִים אַךְ יָפִים מֵאֶרֶז אָדֹם.
They made huge, grotesque, yet beautiful poles of red cedar.