Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H948

Strong's H948 · Hebrew

בּוּץ

bûwts · /boots/

Number
H948
Language
Hebrew
Original word
בּוּץ
Transliteration
bûwts
Pronunciation
boots
KJV occurrences
8 verses

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.

linen8×

Every occurrence (KJV)

8 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

1 Chronicles2 verses
2 Chronicles3 verses
2 Chronicles 2:14

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

And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon. wrought: Heb. caused to ascend

2 Chronicles 5:12

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:)

Esther2 verses
Ezekiel1 verse

Topics that use this word

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;