Forest
ὕληStrong’s G5208hulē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Hulē is the Greek word usually translated “forest”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”
Meaning
Usually translated “forest”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a forest 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὕλη hulē · forest
ὕλη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX: Job.19:29 (†) Job.38:40 (סֻכָּה), Psa.69:2 B.l א (יָוֵן), Isa.10:17 (שָׁמִיר), Wis.11:17 15:13, Sir.28:10, 2Ma.2:24, 4Ma.1:29 * ;] 1. wood, forest, woodland (Thus., Xen., al.). 2. wood, timber, fuel (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.): Jas.3:5 (see Hort, Ja., 70, 104 f.). 3. = Lat. materia, esp. in Philosophy, matter (Arist. and later writers; Wis, ll. with).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “forest” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOR'EST, noun
[Latin foris.]
- An extensive wood, or a large tract of land covered with trees.
- In law, in Great Britain, a certain territory of woody grounds and pastures, privileged for wild beasts and fowls of forest chase and warren, to rest and abide in, under the protection of the king, for his pleasure.
All definitions and other forms of “forest”
FOR'EST, verb transitive
To cover with trees or wood.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.