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