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Strong H8336H8336Aשֵׁשׁ

alabaster

One of the 2 senses of Strong H8336

Transliteration
shêsh sheshîy
Pronunciation
{shaysh} shesh-ee'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

alabaster, similar stone, marble, material of pavement

General definition

(The second form for alliteration with H4897); for H7893; bleached {stuff} that {is} white linen or (by analogy) marble: - X {blue} fine [(twined]) {linen} {marble} silk.

In the Bible

Strong H8336A appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • marble2

First verses

  1. Esther 1:6
    Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
  2. Song of Songs 5:15
    His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
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