H948Hebrewbûṣ

בּוּץ

probably cotton (of some sort)

8
Total Occurrences
4
Books
8
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Strong’s Definition

probably cotton (of some sort)

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white;

KJV Usage

fine (white) linen.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bûwts; Pronunciation: boots