He heweth him down
karath (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
cedars
'erez (eh-rez')
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) -- cedar (tree).
and taketh
laqach (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
the cypress
tirzah (teer-zaw')
a species of tree (apparently from its slenderness), perhaps the cypress -- cypress.
and the oak
'allown (al-lone')
oak.
which he strengtheneth
'amats (aw-mats')
to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)
for himself among the trees
`ets (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of the forest
ya`ar (yah'-ar)
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) -- (honey-)comb, forest, wood.
he planteth
nata` (naw-tah')
to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er).
an ash
'oren (o'-ren)
the ash tree (from its toughness) -- ash.
and the rain
geshem (gheh'-shem)
a shower -- rain, shower.
doth nourish
gadal (gaw-dal')
advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
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