Lexicon
אֵטוּן
e.tun
H0330
H:N-M Hebrew

fine linen

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e.tun denotes fine linen used among the coverings spread on a bed.

The attested use places e.tun among the materials spread over a bed, describing fine linen as part of its coverings in Proverbs 7:16.

Senses in use

  1. Fine linen among bed coverings · dominant

    In Proverbs 7:16, the construct masculine singular form occurs in the statement about spreading the bed with coverings; the APB renders the verse, "I have spread my bed with coverings, colored fine linen from Egypt."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 7:16, the APB presents the material within the bed-covering description as "colored fine linen from Egypt." The lemma's exact English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that clause.

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