Know the Word.

Hebrew word

yaʻar

yah'-ar

יַעַר

What it means

a copse of bushes

a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)

Where it comes from

from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure

How the King James translates it

  • forest30
  • wood17
  • honeycomb1
  • woods1
  • forests1

Every place it appears 50

Deuteronomy19:5
2 Kings2:2419:23
1 Chronicles16:33
2 Chronicles9:169:20
Ecclesiastes2:6
Song of Solomon2:35:1
Hosea2:12
Amos3:4
Micah5:87:14
Zechariah11:2