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בּוּץ H948

H948 is the Hebrew word בּוּץ, transliterated bûwts and said boots. The King James Version most often renders it fine linen.

Word: בּוּץTransliteration: bûwtsSaid: bootsLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

probably cotton (of some sort).

Where it comes from

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

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fine linen 7×white linen 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: fine (white) linen.

Verses using בּוּץ

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

1 Chronicles 4:21 · KJV

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

1 Chronicles 15:27 · KJV

And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

2 Chronicles 2:14 · KJV

The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.

2 Chronicles 3:14 · KJV

And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.

2 Chronicles 5:12 · KJV

Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

Esther 1:6 · KJV

Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.

Esther 8:15 · KJV

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

Ezekiel 27:16 · KJV

Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.

Common questions

What does Strong's H948 mean?

H948 is the Hebrew word בּוּץ (bûwts), meaning probably cotton (of some sort).

How is H948 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fine linen (7 times), white linen (1 time).

How many times does H948 appear in the Bible?

בּוּץ (bûwts) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H948 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white.

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