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Lexicon :: Strong's H948 - bûṣ

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בּוּץ
Transliteration
bûṣ
Pronunciation
boots
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white
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TWOT Reference: 219

Strong’s Definitions

בּוּץ bûwts, boots; from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white; probably cotton (of some sort):—fine (white) linen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H948 in the following manner: fine linen (7x), white linen (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H948 in the following manner: fine linen (7x), white linen (1x).

  1. byssus, a costly, fine white linen cloth made in Egypt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בּוּץ bûwts, boots; from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white; probably cotton (of some sort):—fine (white) linen.
STRONGS H948: Abbreviations
† בּוּץ, בֻּץ noun [masculine] byssus (late), (Phoenician בוץ, Aramaic בּוּץ, bdb010108; √ dubious; Birch, WilkinsonEgyptians ii. 158 f. from Egyptian hbos,, clothe; see Say. Herodotii. 86; Thes from √ בוץ, but NöZMG 1875, 650; Armen., according to LagSemitic i. 72 and others) a fine white Egyptian linen, and cloth made of it, מִשְׁפְּחוֹת בֵּיתעֲֿבֹדַת הַבֻּץ 1 Chronicles 4:21 families of the house of byssus-working; compare 2 Chron 2:13; מְכֻרְבָּל בִּמְעִיל בּוּץ 1 Chronicles 15:27 clothed in a robe of byssus (but read rather as || 2 Samuel 6:14 מְכַרְכֵּר בְּכָלעֹֿז was dancing with all his might); compare תַּכְרִיךְ בּ׳ Esther 8:15; מְלֻבָּשִׁים בּוּץ 2 Chronicles 5:12; חַבְלֵי בוּץ Esther 1:6; 2 Chronicles 3:14 material of פָּרֹכֶת; article of trade Ezekiel 27:16 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co). compare also שֵׁשׁ.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

6:14

1 Chronicles

4:21; 15:27

2 Chronicles

2:13; 3:14; 5:12

Esther

1:6; 8:15

Ezekiel

27:16

H948

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Strong's Number H948 matches the Hebrew בּוּץ (bûṣ),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:21 - The sons H1121 of Shelah H7956 the son H1121 of Judah H3063 were Er H6147 the father H1 of Lecah H3922 and Laadah H3935 the father H1 of Mareshah, H4762 and the families H4940 of the house H1004 of the linen H948 workers H5656 at Beth-ashbea; H1004 H791

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:27 - Now David H1732 was clothed H3736 with a robe H4598 of fine H948 linen H948 with all H3605 the Levites H3881 who were carrying H5375 the ark, H727 and the singers H7891 and Chenaniah H3663 the leader H8269 of the singing H4853 with the singers. H7891 David H1732 also wore H5921 an ephod H646 of linen. H906

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - the son H1121 of a [fn]Danite H1323 H1835 woman H802 and [fn]a Tyrian H6876 father, H1 who knows H3045 how to work H6213 in gold, H2091 silver, H3701 bronze, H5178 iron, H1270 stone H68 and wood, H6086 and in purple, H713 violet, H8504 linen H948 and crimson H3758 fabrics, and who knows how to make H6605 all H3605 kinds of engravings H6605 and to [fn]execute H2803 any H3605 design H4284 which H834 may be assigned H5414 to him, to work with your skilled H2450 men H2450 and with [fn]those H2450 of my lord H113 David H1732 your father. H1

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - He made H6213 the veil H6532 of violet, H8504 purple, H713 crimson H3758 and fine H948 linen, H948 and he worked H5927 cherubim H3742 on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:12 - and all H3605 the Levitical H3881 singers, H7891 Asaph, H623 Heman, H1968 Jeduthun, H3038 and their sons H1121 and kinsmen, H251 clothed H3847 in fine H948 linen, H948 with cymbals, H4700 harps H5035 and lyres, H3658 standing H5975 east H4217 of the altar, H4196 and with them one hundred H3967 and twenty H6242 priests H3548 blowing H2690 trumpets H2689

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - There were hangings of fine H3768 white H2353 and violet H8504 linen H3768 held H270 by cords H2256 of fine H948 purple H713 linen H948 on silver H3701 rings H1551 and marble H8336 columns, H5982 and couches H4296 of gold H2091 and silver H3701 on a mosaic H7531 pavement H7531 of porphyry, H923 marble, H8336 mother-of-pearl H1858 and precious H5508 stones. H5508

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:15 - Then Mordecai H4782 went H3318 out from the presence H6440 of the king H4428 in royal H4438 robes H3830 of [fn]blue H8504 and white, H2353 with a large H1419 crown H5850 of gold H2091 and a garment H8509 of fine H948 linen H948 and purple; H713 and the city H5892 of Susa H7800 shouted H6670 and rejoiced. H8055

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:16 - “Aram H758 was your customer H5503 because H4480 of the abundance H7230 of your [fn]goods; H4639 they paid H5414 for your wares H5801 with emeralds, H5306 purple, H713 embroidered H7553 work, H7553 fine H948 linen, H948 coral H7215 and rubies. H3539
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