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šēš שֵׁשׁAalabaster, Blinen’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: for šayiš שַׁ֫יִשׁ ‘alabaster’
Roots: שׁישׁ
Variants: שֵׁשׁ, שֵׁשׁ

šēš n, m
A1) alabaster, similar stone, marble, material of pavement
B1) something bleached white, byssus, linen, fine linen

Mentioned in Genesis 41:42 Exodus 28:39, 39:29, 35:23, 27:16, 27:18, 26:36, 36:37, 38:23, 39:27, 27:9, 38:9, 38:18, 28:8, 39:5, 28:6, 28:15, 39:2, 39:8, 35:35, 25:4, 26:1, 26:31, 28:5, 35:6, 35:25, 36:8, 36:35, 39:3, 39:28, 38:16 Ezekiel 27:7, 16:13, 16:10 Proverbs 31:22 Song of Songs 5:15 Esther 1:6

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