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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 Box 1Ch 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:21 - وَأَبْنَاءُ شِيلَةَ بْنِ يَهُوذَا: عِيرُ مُؤَسِّسُ مَدِينَةِ لَيْكَةَ، وَلَعْدَةُ مُؤَسِّسُ مَدِينَةِ مَرِيشَةَ وَرَأْسُ نَسَّاجِي الْكَتَّانِ الَّذِينَ سَكَنُوا فِي بَيْتِ أَشْبَيْعَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:27 - وَارْتَدَى دَاوُدُ وَكُلُّ اللّاوِيِّينَ حَامِلُو التَّابُوتِ وَالْمُغَنُّونَ وَكَنَنْيَا قَائِدُ الْغِنَاءِ وَالمُوسِيقِيُّونَ جُبَباً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ، كَمَا لَبِسَ دَاوُدُ أَيْضاً أَفُوداً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - ابْنُ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ سِبْطِ دَانٍ، مُتَزَوِّجَةٍ مِنْ رَجُلٍ صُورِيٍّ، بَارِعٌ فِي صِنَاعَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالنُّحَاسِ وَالْحَدِيدِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ وَالْخَشَبِ وَالْقُمَاشِ الأَزْرَقِ وَالْبَنَفْسَجِيِّ وَالْكَتَّانِ وَالأَحْمَرِ وَسَائِرِ فُنُونِ النَّقْشِ، وَتَنْفِيذِ مَا يُعْهَدُ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رُسُومَاتٍ، فَيَعْمَلُ حُورَامُ هَذَا جَنْباً إِلَى جَنْبٍ مَعَ صُنَّاعِكَ وَصُنَّاعِ سَيِّدِي دَاوُدَ أَبِيكَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - وَصَنَعَ الْحِجَابَ (الْفَاصِلَ بَيْنَ الْمِحْرَابِ وَبَقِيَّةِ الْهَيْكَلِ) مِنْ قُمَاشٍ أَزْرَقِ اللَّوْنِ وَبَنَفْسَجِيٍّ وَأَحْمَرَ وَكَتَّانٍ، طُرِّزَ عَلَيْهِ رَسْمُ الْكَرُوبِيمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:12 - وَلَبِسَ اللّاوِيُّونَ الْمُغَنُّونَ أَجْمَعُونَ كَتَّاناً، وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ آسَافُ وَهَيْمَانُ وَيَدُوثُونُ وَأَبْنَاؤُهُمْ وَأَقْرِبَاؤُهُمْ، وَرَاحُوا يَعْزِفُونَ عَلَى الصُّنُوجِ وَالرَّبَابِ وَالْعِيدَانِ وَهُمْ وَاقِفُونَ شَرْقِيَّ الْمَذْبَحِ، يُرَافِقُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ كَاهِناً يَنْفُخُونَ بِالأَبْوَاقِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - الَّتِي زُيِّنَتْ بِأَنْسِجَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ وَخَضْرَاءَ وَزَرْقَاءَ، عُلِّقَتْ بِحِبَالٍ كَتَّانِيَّةٍ مُلَوَّنَةٍ فِي حَلَقَاتٍ فِضِّيَّةٍ وَأَعْمِدَةٍ رُخَامِيَّةٍ وَأَرَائِكَ ذَهَبِيَّةٍ وَفِضِّيَّةٍ، عَلَى أَرْضِيَّةٍ مَرْصُوفَةٍ بِرُخَامٍ أَبْيَضَ وَمَرْمَرٍ وَدُرٍّ وَرُخَامٍ أَسْوَدَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:15 - وَخَرَجَ مُرْدَخَايُ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ الْمَلِكِ بِثِيَابٍ مُلَوَّنَةٍ بِأَلْوَانٍ زَرْقَاءَ وَبَيْضَاءَ، وَعَلَى هَامَتِهِ تَاجٌ ذَهَبِيٌّ عَظِيمٌ، وَعَلَى كَتِفَيْهِ عَبَاءَةٌ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ وَأُرْجُوَانٍ، وَغَمَرَتِ الْبَهْجَةُ وَالْفَرْحَةُ مَدِينَةَ شُوشَنَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:16 - أَدُومُ تَاجَرَتْ مَعَكِ، فَقَايَضُوا بَضَائِعَكِ فِي أَسْوَاقِكِ بِحِجَارَةِ الْبَهْرَمَانِ وَالأُرْجُوَانِ، وَالْقُمَاشِ الْمُطَرَّزِ وَالْبُوصِ وَالْمُرْجَانِ وَالْيَاقُوتِ،
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