shesh denotes a material named in descriptions of royal furnishings and of a beloved's pillar-like legs.

The attested use names a material in a royal furnishing description and in the comparison of a beloved’s legs to pillars, with the latter verse explicitly presented by the APB as “alabaster.”

1. Material in furnishings and pillar imagery · dominant

   In Esther 1:6, the form occurs twice in the description of the royal setting, where the APB renders an array of curtains, cords, rings, pillars, couches, and pavement materials. In Song of Songs 5:15, the same form occurs in the clause comparing his legs to pillars; the APB renders those pillars as “alabaster.”

   Esther 1:6Song of Songs 5:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “alabaster” for the pillars in Song of Songs 5:15. In Esther 1:6 it presents a broader list of furnishing materials, so the specific contribution of the repeated form is read at the verse level in the translation.