Commentary for Ezekiel 31:3
הִנֵּ֨ה אַשּׁ֜וּר אֶ֣רֶז בַּלְּבָנ֗וֹן יְפֵ֥ה עָנָ֛ף וְחֹ֥רֶשׁ מֵצַ֖ל וּגְבַ֣הּ קוֹמָ֑ה וּבֵ֣ין עֲבֹתִ֔ים הָיְתָ֖ה צַמַּרְתּֽוֹ׃
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon, With fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, And of a high stature; And its top was among the thick boughs.
Rashi on Ezekiel
Behold Assyria which I have already cast down.
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a cedar in Lebanon it was
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shady woods A forest that covers, [making] a great shade.
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and among the interwoven branches the green trees.
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its lofty tops [Heb. צַמַּרְתּוֹ,] cime in French, top.
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