shesh denotes a textile material used for sanctuary hangings, priestly garments, clothing, and an embroidered banner.

The occurrences consistently identify a textile material: it is specified for tabernacle curtains and coverings, woven priestly clothing, personal garments, and an embroidered spreading or banner. The supplied verses do not clearly require separate lexical senses for these different manufactured uses.

1. Textile material for woven and embroidered items · dominant

   In Exodus 26:1 the form occurs in the specification of the tabernacle's ten curtains, while Exodus 27:9 places it in the court curtains. Exodus 28:39 and Exodus 39:28 use it for a tunic, turban, headgear, and undergarments; Genesis 41:42 places it in Joseph's garments, and Ezekiel 27:7 places it in an embroidered spreading used as a banner.

   Exodus 26:1Exodus 27:9Exodus 28:39Exodus 39:28Genesis 41:42Ezekiel 27:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the material as “twisted linen” in fabric specifications, while other verses use “linen” or “fine linen.” These English variations show the verse-level presentation rather than separate meanings of the lemma.