BDB6468
עֶ֫שֶׁת noun [masculine] plate (as smooth, shiny ? Late Hebrew id., lump or bar of metal); — construct שֵׁן ׳ ע Song 5:14 a plate of ivory (Löw in BuhlLex Bu).
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6247 |
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| Word: | עֶשֶׁת |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6245 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | esheth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `esheth (eh'-sheth) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a fabric |
| KJV Renderings: | bright. |
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עֶ֫שֶׁת noun [masculine] plate (as smooth, shiny ? Late Hebrew id., lump or bar of metal); — construct שֵׁן ׳ ע Song 5:14 a plate of ivory (Löw in BuhlLex Bu).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke