BDB8646
שַׁ֫יִשׁ noun [masculine] alabaster (foreign word? Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic שַׁיְשָׁא [untranscribed source text 5519], perhaps Assyrian šaššu ); — ׳ אַבְנֵישֿׁ 1Chr 29:2 (material of temple); compare PatrickHast. DB MARBLE.
Strong's Lexicon
H7893
H7893 — שַׁיִשׁ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7893 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שַׁיִשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to bleach, i.e. whiten |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | shayish |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shah'-yish |
| Meaning: | 1. white, i.e. marble |
| KJV Renderings: | Not listed |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke