Difference between revisions of "Cypress"

<p> &nbsp;תדזה , &nbsp;Isaiah 44:14; and &nbsp;κυπαρισσοσ , Sir_24:13; Sir_50:10; a large evergreen tree. The wood is fragrant, very compact, and heavy. It scarcely ever rots, decays, or is worm-eaten; for which reason the ancients used to make the statues of their gods with it. The unperishable chests which contain the [[Egyptian]] mummies were of cypress. The gates of St. Peter's church at Rome, which had lasted from the time of [[Constantine]] to that of [[Pope]] Eugene IV, that is to say, eleven hundred years, were of cypress, and had in that time suffered no decay. But [[Celsius]] thinks that Isaiah speaks of the ilex, a kind of oak; and [[Bishop]] Lowth, that the pine is intended. The cypress, however, was more frequently used, and more fit for the purpose which the prophet mentions, than either of these trees. </p>

<p> &nbsp;Cypress. R. V. holm tree. &nbsp;Isaiah 44:14. The [[Hebrew]] word indicates a tree with hard-grained wood, not the cypress, but probably the [[Syrian]] juniper which grows wild upon Lebanon, is meant, as the cypress never does in the [[Holy]] Land. The latter tree is a tall evergreen, the wood of which is heavy, aromatic, and remarkably durable. Its foliage is dark and gloomy, its form close and pyramidal, and it is usually planted in the cemeteries of the East. Coffins were made of it in the East, and the mummy-cases of [[Egypt]] are found at this day of the cypress wood. The timber has been known to suffer no decay by the lapse of 1100 years. </p>

<p> CYPRESS, n. L., Gr. </p> 1. A genus of plants or trees. The most remarkable are the sempervirens or common cypress, the evergreen American cypress or white cedar, and the disticha or deciduous American cypress. The wood of these trees is remarkable for its durability. The coffins in which the [[Athenian]] heroes and the mummies of Egypt were deposited, are said to have been made of the first species. <p> 2The emblem of mourning for the dead, cypress branches having been anciently used at funerals. </p> <p> Had success attended the Americans, the death of [[Warren]] would have been sufficient to damp the joys of victory, and the cypress would have been united with the laurel. </p>

<p> &nbsp;Isaiah 44:14; &nbsp;tirzah , from &nbsp;taaraz "to be hard." &nbsp;Sirach 24:13; &nbsp;Sirach 1:1-21. A large, coniferous, evergreen tree; the wood very durable, hard, and fragrant. The cypress, which is a native of Taurus, is now only found in lower levels of Syria. Since it seldom rots, it was used for idol statues. The juniper is found 7,000 ft. up Lebanon, but not at the top, which is 10,500 ft. high. </p>

<p> &nbsp;Cypress. (Hebrew, &nbsp;tirzah). The Hebrew word is found only in &nbsp;Isaiah 44:14. We are quite unable to assign any definite rendering to it. The true cypress is a native of the Taurus. The Hebrew word points to some tree with a hard grain, and this is all that can be positively said of it. </p>

<p> &nbsp;Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cypress'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cypress.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p>