בּוּץ
bûwts · boots
probably cotton (of some sort)
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white;
probably cotton (of some sort)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fine (white) linen.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › to fasten and establish › to pursue the straight path
The house, what is within that works to fasten and establish that works to pursue the straight path.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בּוּץ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of fine linen3 · 38%
- and fine linen2 · 25%
- fine linen1 · 13%
- and in fine linen1 · 13%
- in white linen1 · 13%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.