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Fine linen

בּוּץStrong’s H0948

buts

Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Buts is the Hebrew word usually translated “fine linen”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.

“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 4:21 KJV
Meaning
  1. Byssus, a costly, fine white linen cloth made in Egypt
How it's translated
  • fine linen 5
  • and fine linen 2
  • and in fine linen 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Chronicles 3
  • 1 Chronicles 2
  • Esther 2
  • Ezekiel 1

4 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture
All 8 verses, by book
1 Chronicles 2
4:2115:27
2 Chronicles 3
2:143:145:12
Esther 2
1:68:15
Ezekiel 1
27:16
Hebrew dictionary

בּוּץ buts · fine linen

byssus, a costly, fine white linen cloth made in Egypt

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.