אֵטוּן
e.tun
H0330
H:N-M
Hebrew
fine linen
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Books
Hebrew
Language
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
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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.