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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 2 times in 2 verses in 'Est' in the WLC Hebrew.

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White and blue linen hangings were fastened with fine white and purple linen cords to silver rods on marble[fn] columns. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of red feldspar,[fn] marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones.

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Mordecai went from the king’s presence clothed in royal blue and white, with a great gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. The city of Susa shouted and rejoiced,

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