fine linen
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.
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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.