What does "Forest" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Forest?

FOR'EST. 1 Sam 22:5. Several tracts of country were designated in this way; as, "the forest of Hareth," that of "Ephraim," "the wood of Ziph," etc. It is known that in the tenth century a.d. there was a fir-wood between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Not a trace of these forests remains. One of the chief causes of the present desolation of the Holy Land is the disappearance of forests. The "house of the forest of Lebanon," which was built by Solomon, and which was magnificent in size and style, 1 Kgs 7:2, was so called probably from the great quantity of cedar which was used in the construction of it.

What is the Hebrew word for Forest?

Where does Forest appear in the Bible?

Forest is referenced in 40 verses across 15 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 16:33
• 1 Kings 7:2
• 1 Kings 10:17
• 1 Kings 10:21
• 1 Samuel 14:25
• 1 Samuel 14:26
• 2 Chronicles 9:16
• 2 Chronicles 9:20
• 2 Samuel 18:6
• 2 Samuel 18:8
• 2 Samuel 18:17
• Amos 3:4
• Deuteronomy 19:5
• Ezekiel 15:2
• Ezekiel 20:46
• Ezekiel 20:47
• Ezekiel 34:25
• Isaiah 7:2
• Isaiah 9:18
• Isaiah 10:34
• Isaiah 22:8
• Isaiah 29:17
• Isaiah 32:15
• Isaiah 32:19

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Forest.