Exodus 28:39:3Exod.28.39.W3TAB
שֵׁ֔שׁ
shesh
“fine linen”
- Transliteration
- SHESH
- Extended
- SHEHSH
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- fine linen
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHESH
- phraseyour reading level
hak-ke-TO-net SHESH
- clause
ve-shib-BATS-ta hak-ke-TO-net SHESH ve-a-SI-ta mits-NE-fet SHESH
- sentence
ve-shib-BATS-ta hak-ke-TO-net SHESH ve-a-SI-ta mits-NE-fet SHESH ve-av-NET ta-a-SE ma-a-SE ro-KEM
Exegesis
It governs the direct object haketonet shesh {הַכְּתֹנֶת שֵׁשׁ | hakētōnēt šēš} ‘the tunic of fine linen’.
The command weasita {וְעָשִׂיתָ | wəʿāśītā} ‘and you shall make’ applies to mitsnefet shesh {מִצְנֶפֶת שֵׁשׁ | miṣnappêṯ šēš} ‘turban of fine linen’.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–shin
“fine linen”
In context — Exodus 28:39
You shall weave the tunic of fine linen with patterned work, make the turban of fine linen, and make the sash as the work of an embroiderer .
About this coordinate
Exodus 28:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 28:39, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֔שׁ (shesh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.28.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.28.39.W3.S1) and character.