What does שֵׁשׁ (šēš) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁשׁ (šēš): Fine white fabric or marble, prized for purity and luxury in tabernacle and royal contexts
Hebrew · H8336
שֵׁשׁ
Bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble
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שֵׁשׁ H8336
Pronunciation šēš
What does שֵׁשׁ (šēš) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁשׁ (šēš): Fine white fabric or marble, prized for purity and luxury in tabernacle and royal contexts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8336?
The BSB source-word alignment has 41 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include linen (20), and fine linen (4), fine linen (4), of fine linen (4), or fine linen (2).
Where does שֵׁשׁ (šēš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (33), Ezekiel (3), Esther (2), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It linen 20× Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:9
and fine linen 4× Exodus 28:5, Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23, Exodus 39:3
fine linen 4× Exodus 25:4, Exodus 35:6, Ezekiel 16:13, Ezekiel 27:7
of fine linen 4× Genesis 41:42, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 39:27, Exodus 39:28
or fine linen 2× Exodus 35:23, Exodus 35:25
. . . 1× Exodus 39:28
is fine linen 1× Proverbs 31:22
marble 1× Esther 1:6
of marble 1× Song Of Solomon 5:15
on the marble 1× Esther 1:6
with fine linen 1× Exodus 28:39
you in fine linen 1× Ezekiel 16:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:42 שֵׁ֔שׁ to of fine linen Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:4 וְשֵׁ֥שׁ to fine linen Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:1 שֵׁ֣שׁ to linen Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:31 וְשֵׁ֣שׁ to linen Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:36 וְשֵׁ֣שׁ to linen Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 27:9 שֵׁ֣שׁ to linen Noun - masculine singular Exodus 27:16 וְשֵׁ֥שׁ to linen Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 27:18 שֵׁ֣שׁ to linen Noun - masculine singular Exodus 28:5 הַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃פ to and fine linen Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 28:6 וְשֵׁ֥שׁ to linen Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:42
Aligned rows 41
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Exodus 33 Esther 2 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
וְשֵׁ֥שׁ 8x wə·šêš Exodus 25:4, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 28:6, Exodus 28:8
וְשֵׁ֣שׁ 7x wə·šêš Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 35:23, Exodus 36:35
שֵׁ֣שׁ 6x šêš Exodus 26:1, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 36:8
שֵׁ֔שׁ 4x šêš Genesis 41:42, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 39:28, Song Of Solomon 5:15
שֵׁ֑שׁ 3x šêš Exodus 28:39, Exodus 39:28, Esther 1:6
שֵׁ֥שׁ 2x šêš Exodus 38:16, Exodus 39:28
שֵׁ֖שׁ 2x šêš Exodus 39:27, Proverbs 31:22
בַּשֵּׁ֔שׁ 1x baš·šêš Ezekiel 16:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 19x Genesis 41:42, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 14x Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 28:5, Exodus 35:25, Exodus 39:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Exodus 35:6, Exodus 35:23
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Fine white fabric or marble, prized for purity and luxury in tabernacle and royal contexts
Source Gloss
bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Fine white fabric or marble, prized for purity and luxury in tabernacle and royal contexts
bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble Usage: × blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Fine white linen fabric worn as clothing by the virtuous woman
Showing 1 selected witness from 42 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שֵׁשׁ is built from these roots:
מֶשִׁי H4897
שַׁיִשׁ H7893
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain