Strong's H948 · Hebrew
בּוּץ
bûwts · /boots/
Definition
probably cotton (of some sort)
KJV: fine (white) linen.
Root / derivation: from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בּוּץ across 8 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
8 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Chronicles2 verses
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 15:27And 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. song: or, carriage
2 Chronicles3 verses
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 3:14And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon. wrought: Heb. caused to ascend
2 Chronicles 5:12Also 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:)
Esther2 verses
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. blue, hangings: or, violet, etc of red: or, of porphyre, and marble and alabaster, and stone of blue colour
Esther 8:15And 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. blue: or, violet
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H948 (bûwts) mean?
probably cotton (of some sort)
How many times does H948 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H948 (בּוּץ) appears in 8 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “linen.”
How is bûwts translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H948 is rendered as “linen” (8×).
Where does the Hebrew word בּוּץ come from?
from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white;