Strong's Lexicon shesh: Linen Original Word: שֵׁשׁ Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to bleach or whiten Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1039 (byssos): Refers to fine linen, often used in the context of garments. - G4616 (sindon): A linen cloth, often used for wrapping bodies. Usage: The Hebrew word "shesh" refers to fine linen, a high-quality fabric often used in the making of garments, especially those worn by priests and royalty. It signifies purity, holiness, and luxury due to its whiteness and fine texture. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, linen was a valuable textile, often associated with wealth and status. It was used in the tabernacle and temple for curtains and priestly garments, symbolizing purity and separation unto God. The process of making linen involved harvesting flax, which was then spun and woven into cloth. Linen's durability and breathability made it a preferred material in the hot climate of the Near East. 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. 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 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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