Lexicon shesh: Linen Original Word: שֵׁשׁ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance blue, fine twined linen, marble, silk Or (for alliteration with meshiy) shshiy {shesh-ee'}; for shayish; bleached stuff, i.e. White linen or (by analogy) marble -- X blue, fine ((twined)) linen, marble, silk. see HEBREW meshiy see HEBREW shayish NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition byssus NASB Translation fine linen (16), fine...linen (21), finely...linen (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. שֵׁשׁ noun masculine id.; — ׳עַמּוּדֵי שׁ Songs 5:15 (in figurative), Esther 1:6a, material of pavement Esther 1:6b (see בַּ֫הַט). — I. שֵׁשׁ see שׁדשׁ. III. שֵׁשׁ noun masculineExodus 26:1 byssus (loan-word probably from Egyptian šen-suten Reinischap.DHMVOJ viii (1894), 7 Coptic šens, compare Coptic šent, weave; see M'LeanEncy.Bib. LINEN; on spinning, weaving, and wearing of linen in Egypt ErmanAegypten 594 ff.; Eng. Trans. 448 f.); — always absolute ׳שׁ (שׁשׁי Ezekiel 16:13 is error): — byssus, fine Egyptian linen ( בּוּץ, q. v., is later synonym), i.e. the linen thread (spun by women Exodus 35:25), and the material woven from it: used for garments Genesis 41:42 (E), Ezekiel 16:10,13 (שׁשׁי, read שׁשׁ), Proverbs 31:22; for sail (in figurative of Tyre as ship) Ezekiel 27:7 (brought from Egypt); elsewhere P, of priestly vestments Exodus 28:5,39 (twice in verse); Exodus 39:3,27,28 (twice in verse); also מָשְׁזָר ׳שׁ twisted linen Exodus 28:6,8,15; Exodus 39:2,5,8,28,29 + Exodus 39:24 (read ׳וְשֵׁשׁ מ ⅏ ᵐ5 Bae); ׳שׁ of hangings, etc., in tabernacle Exodus 25:4; Exodus 35:6,23,25,35; Exodus 38:23, and so מָשְׁזָר ׳שׁ Exodus 26:1,31,36; Exodus 27:9,16,18; Exodus 36:8,35,37; Exodus 38:9,16,18. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to bleach or whiten.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1039 (linon): Refers to linen, a fabric made from flax, often used in the New Testament to describe garments. Usage: The word שֵׁשׁ is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe fine, white linen, often associated with garments of high quality or priestly attire. It is also used to refer to marble, highlighting its white, polished appearance. Context: • שֵׁשׁ (shesh) is a term that appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, primarily denoting fine, white linen. This material was highly valued in ancient Israelite culture for its purity and quality. It was commonly used in the making of garments for priests, as seen in Exodus 28:39, where the instructions for the priestly garments include the use of fine linen: "You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion the sash with embroidery." Forms and Transliterations בַּשֵּׁ֔שׁ בשש הַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ השש השש׃ וְשֵׁ֣שׁ וְשֵׁ֥שׁ וָשֵׁ֖שׁ וּבַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ וּבַשֵּׁ֖שׁ ובשש ובשש׃ ושש שֵׁ֑שׁ שֵׁ֔שׁ שֵׁ֖שׁ שֵׁ֣שׁ שֵׁ֥שׁ שֵׁשׁ־ שֵׁ֤שׁ שש שש־ baš·šêš bashShesh baššêš haš·šêš hashShesh haššêš šêš šêš- Shesh ū·ḇaš·šêš ūḇaššêš uvashShesh vaShesh veShesh wā·šêš wāšêš wə·šêš wəšêšLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 41:42 HEB: אֹתוֹ֙ בִּגְדֵי־ שֵׁ֔שׁ וַיָּ֛שֶׂם רְבִ֥ד NAS: him in garments of fine linen and put KJV: him in vestures of fine linen, and put INT: and clothed garments of fine and put necklace Exodus 25:4 Exodus 26:1 Exodus 26:31 Exodus 26:36 Exodus 27:9 Exodus 27:16 Exodus 27:18 Exodus 28:5 Exodus 28:6 Exodus 28:8 Exodus 28:15 Exodus 28:39 Exodus 28:39 Exodus 35:6 Exodus 35:23 Exodus 35:25 Exodus 35:35 Exodus 36:8 Exodus 36:35 Exodus 36:37 Exodus 38:9 Exodus 38:16 Exodus 38:18 Exodus 38:23 41 Occurrences |
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