Bûwts — H948

H948 · Hebrew — בוץ

Pronunciation: boots

Definition

masculine noun

probably cotton (of some sort)

  1. byssus, a costly, fine white linen cloth made in Egypt

Usually translated as

linen, fine

Origin

from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Bûwts occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (3), Esther (2), Ezekiel (1)

Strong's Lexicon — B