Exodus 39:28:3Exod.39.28.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
ha-mits-NE-fet SHESH
- clause
ve-ET ha-mits-NE-fet SHESH ve-et-pa-a-REI ha-mig-ba-OT SHESH
- sentence
ve-ET ha-mits-NE-fet SHESH ve-et-pa-a-REI ha-mig-ba-OT SHESH ve-et-mikh-ne-SEI ha-BAD SHESH mash-ZAR
Exegesis
Each item, beginning with ha-mitsnefet {הַמִּצְנֶפֶת | ham·miṣ·nē·p̄et} ‘the turban’ and pa’arei ha-migba’ot {פַּאֲרֵי הַמִּגְבָּעוֹת | pa·ʾā·rē ha·miɡ·bā·ʿōt} ‘the caps’, is described by the adjective shesh {שֵׁשׁ | šēš} ‘fine linen’, highlighting the premium material.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–shin
“white, fine linen”
In context — Exodus 39:28
And they made the turban of fine linen, and the caps of fine linen, and the undergarments of finely twisted linen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 39:28, 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.39.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.28.W3.S1) and character.