Lexicon
בּוּץ
buts
H0948
H:N-M Hebrew

fine linen

8
Occurrences
4
Books
Hebrew
Language

buts denotes a textile material used for garments, hangings, cords, and traded goods in the supplied verses.

The supplied verses consistently present the noun as a textile material: it is worn by David, Levites, and Mordecai; incorporated into a curtain and cords; named in a household connected with its service; and included among traded wares. The APB generally presents these settings with “fine linen,” and one occurrence is not visibly represented in the supplied English.

Senses in use

  1. Textile material in garments, furnishings, and trade · dominant

    The singular absolute noun occurs in clothing contexts: in 1 Chronicles 15:27 the APB renders David, the Levites, and singers as clothed in “fine linen,” and in Esther 8:15 it renders Mordecai’s purple robe as being of that material. It also appears in the making or furnishing of a curtain in 2 Chronicles 3:14, in cords in Esther 1:6, in a household associated with its service in 1 Chronicles 4:21, and among wares given by a trader in Ezekiel 27:16.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB usually presents the material as “fine linen,” including clothing, a curtain, cords, and wares. In 2 Chronicles 2:13, the supplied APB text does not visibly reflect the noun; Its specific rendering there cannot be isolated.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture