How many times is cedar mentioned in the Bible?
The word cedar appears 51 times in the King James Version, in 48 verses. Counting every form (cedar, cedars), it appears 75 times in 71 verses across 18 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses cedar 52 times (75 with every form).
Cedar in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of cedar counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| cedar | 51 | 52 |
| cedars | 24 | 23 |
| Total | 75 | 75 |
Which books mention cedar most
Cedar appears in 18 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (20), then Ezekiel (7) and Psalms (6).
Also in: Job (1), Amos (1), Zephaniah (1).
First and last mention of cedar
Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
The verse that uses it most is 1 Kings 6:18, 2 times (tied with 1 Kings 7:2, 1 Chronicles 22:4, Psalm 29:5):
And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
Verses with cedar on our topic pages
1 verse that uses cedar in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
Common questions
How many times is cedar in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 75 of the 75 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Cedar appears in 18 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (20), then Ezekiel (7) and Psalms (6).
Where is cedar first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Leviticus 14:4: "Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:" The last is Zechariah 11:2.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.