kar.pas denotes a textile used among the hangings and furnishings of the royal setting in Esther 1:6.

The sole attested use places kar.pas among the textiles of a lavish royal setting, alongside colored hangings, cords, rings, pillars, couches, and pavement in Esther 1:6.

1. Textile in royal hangings · dominant

   In Esther 1:6, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the description of the court's textile hangings and their cords. The APB renders the setting with “white cotton curtains and blue hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple,” but its loose wording does not isolate this noun's precise English counterpart.

   Esther 1:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Esther 1:6, the APB presents the term within a description of curtains, hangings, and cords in a royal setting. Its precise rendering of the noun cannot be identified with certainty.