Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shêsh

shaysh

שֵׁשׁ

What it means

bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or marble

bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble

Where it comes from

or (for alliteration with meshîy (מֶשִׁי)) שְׁשִׁי; for shayish (שַׁיִשׁ)

How the King James translates it

  • linen29
  • marble2
  • silk1

Every place it appears 32

shêsh (H8336) — Hebrew word meaning “bleached stuff, i.e. whi”