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Strong's H8336 שֵׁשׁ (shesh)

Shesh means “marble” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8336
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 37
Books 6

Strong's H8336 Quick Answer

Strong's H8336 שֵׁשׁ שְׁשִׁי (shesh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shesh (shaysh) (or (for alliteration with H4897) shshiy {shesh-ee'}) n-m. 1. bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble [for H7893] It has 37 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include linen, fine, white, and marble. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shesh (shaysh) (or (for alliteration with H4897) shshiy {shesh-ee'}) n-m. 1. bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble [for H7893]
Usage
37 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
linen, fine, white, and marble

Meaning and Definition

shesh (shaysh) (or (for alliteration with H4897) shshiy {shesh-ee'}) n-m. 1. bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble [for H7893] KJV: X blue, fine ((twined)) linen, marble, silk. Root(s): H7893 See also: H4897

Original Word
שֵׁשׁ שְׁשִׁי
Transliteration
shesh
Derivation
First root strongs: 7893
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8336. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8336 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shesh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H8336 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 37 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8336 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8336 in the Old Testament

37 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 41:42 KJV

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

Exodus 25:4 KJV

And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

Exodus 26:1 KJV

Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

Usage Excerpts

First 37 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8336.

Genesis 41:42 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
Exodus 25:4 Old Testament, KJV
And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
Exodus 26:1 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
Exodus 26:31 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
Exodus 26:36 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
Exodus 27:9 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
Exodus 27:16 Old Testament, KJV
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
Exodus 27:18 Old Testament, KJV
The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.
Exodus 28:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exodus 28:6 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
Exodus 28:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 28:15 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
Exodus 28:39 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.
Exodus 35:6 Old Testament, KJV
And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
Exodus 35:23 Old Testament, KJV
And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them.
Exodus 35:25 Old Testament, KJV
And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.
Exodus 35:35 Old Testament, KJV
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
Exodus 36:8 Old Testament, KJV
And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
Exodus 36:35 Old Testament, KJV
And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
Exodus 36:37 Old Testament, KJV
And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
Exodus 38:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Exodus 38:16 Old Testament, KJV
All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
Exodus 38:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
Exodus 38:23 Old Testament, KJV
And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
Exodus 39:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 39:3 Old Testament, KJV
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.
Exodus 39:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 39:27 Old Testament, KJV
And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
Exodus 39:28 Old Testament, KJV
And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,
Exodus 39:29 Old Testament, KJV
And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Esther 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Proverbs 31:22 Old Testament, KJV
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Song of Solomon 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
Ezekiel 16:10 Old Testament, KJV
I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
Ezekiel 16:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
Ezekiel 27:7 Old Testament, KJV
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8336, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 30 usages, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H8336 FAQ

What does shesh (שֵׁשׁ) mean?

Shesh (Strong's H8336) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "marble". shesh (shaysh) (or (for alliteration with H4897) shshiy {shesh-ee'}) n-m. 1. bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble [for H7893]

How many times is shesh (שֵׁשׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 37 linked usages for Strong's H8336 across 6 books.

Where can I study shesh (שֵׁשׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8336 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shesh (שֵׁשׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as linen, fine, white, and marble. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.