Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3768 |
|---|---|
| Word: | כַּרפַּס |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | of foreign origin, Egyptian |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | karpac |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kar-pas' |
| Meaning: | 1. byssus (fine linen cloth of cotton or silk) or a fine vegetable wool |
| KJV Renderings: | green. |
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כַּרְפַּס noun masculine cotton (or fine linen) (loan-word from Sanskrit karpâsa , cotton, Persian [untranscribed source text 2657] fine linen; hence also κάρπασος, carbasus, Arabic [untranscribed source text 2658] Talmud כָּרְפְּסָא; compare LagArm. Stud. § 1148); — וּתְכֵלֶת ׳ חוּר כ Esth 1:6 ( ᵐ5 καρπασίνοις): compare Cels.Hierob. ii. 157 ff.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Esther 1:6
