H4897
H4897 — מֶשִׁי
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
meshiy (meh'-shee) n-m.
1. silk (as drawn from the cocoon)
[from H4871]
KJV: silk.
Root(s): H4871
TWOT
TWOT: 1256
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KJV Renderings
silk.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB4866
מֶ֫שִׁי noun [masculine] a costly material for garments, according to Rabb silk, (so NowArchaeology i. 124); whether this is based on actual tradition is dubious (etymology unknown); — absolute ׳ מ Ezek 16:13 (|| שֵׁשׁ), מֶ֑שִׁי Ezek 16:10 (|| id.) See, further Thes Sm Da Berthol. ᵐ5 τρίχαπτα.
מֻשִׁי see מוּשִׁי .