Shayish — H7893

Definition

masculine noun

white, i.e. marble.

1. alabaster

Usually translated as

marble

Origin

from an unused root meaning to bleach, i.e. whiten; See H8336.

• Shêsh (H8336)

Occurrences

Shayish occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Chronicles 29:2 — Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble (שַׁ֖יִשׁ) stones in abundance.