BDB8647
II. שֵׁשׁ noun masculine id.; — ׳ עַמּוּדֵי שׁ Song 5:15 (in figurative
), Esth 1:6 a, material of pavement Esth 1:6b (see בַּ֫הַט ). — I. שֵׁשׁ see שׁדשׁ .Strong's Lexicon
H8336
H8336 — שֵׁשׁ שְׁשִׁי
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H8336 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שֵׁשׁ שְׁשִׁי |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | for H7893 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 42 |
| Transliteration: | shesh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shaysh (or (for alliteration with H4897) shshiy {shesh-ee'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble |
| KJV Renderings: | X blue, fine ((twined)) linen, marble, silk. |
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BDB9063
III. שֵׁשׁ noun masculine Exod 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 Ezek 16:13 is error): — byssus, fine Egyptian linen ( בּוּץ , q. v., is later synonym), i.e. the linen thread (spun by women Exod 35:25), and the material woven from it: used for garments Gen 41:42 ( E ), Ezek 16:10; Ezek 16:13 (שׁשׁי, read שׁשׁ), Prov 31:22 for sail (in figurative of Tyre as ship) Ezek 27:7 (brought from Egypt); elsewhere P , of priestly vestments Exod 28:5; Exod 28:39 (twice in verse); Exod 39:3; Exod 39:27; Exod 39:28 (twice in verse); also מָשְׁזָר ׳ שׁ twisted linen Exod 28:6; Exod 28:8; Exod 28:15; Exod 39:2; Exod 39:5; Exod 39:8; Exod 39:28; Exod 39:29 + v Exod 39:24 (read ׳ וְשֵׁשׁ מ ⅏ ᵐ5 Bae); ׳ שׁ of hangings, etc., in tabernacle Exod 25:4; Exod 35:6; Exod 35:23; Exod 35:25; Exod 35:35; Exod 38:23, and so מָשְׁזָר ׳ שׁ Exod 26:1; Exod 26:31; Exod 26:36; Exod 27:9; Exod 27:16; Exod 27:18; Exod 36:8; Exod 36:35; Exod 36:37; Exod 38:9; Exod 38:16; Exod 38:18.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke