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pine (tree)

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(pitch). Disputed rendering. Probably plane-tree is meant (Isa. 41:19; 60:13¹⁹I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: (Isaiah 41:19)
¹³The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. (Isaiah 60:13)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. tidhar. A tree that grew on Mount Lebanon, but of what sort is uncertain (Isa. 41:19¹⁹I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: (Isaiah 41:19); Isa. 60:13¹³The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. (Isaiah 60:13)).

2. ets shemen, “trees of oil” (Neh. 8:15¹⁵And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written. (Nehemiah 8:15)). See OIL TREE.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

8410 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

tidhar

Phonic:

tid-hawr’

Meaning:

apparently from 1725; enduring; a species of hard-wood or lasting tree (perhaps oak)

KJV Usage:

pine (tree)