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<p> '''''bis´us''''' . See [[Linen]] . </p> | |||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80374" /> == | |||
<p> By this word we generally understand that fine [[Egyptian]] linen of which the priests' tunics were made. But we must distinguish three kinds of commodities, which are generally comprehended under the name of <em> linen: </em> </p> <p> <strong> 1. </strong> The [[Hebrew]] בר , which signifies <em> linen: </em> </p> <p> <strong> 2. </strong> שש , which signifies <em> cotton: </em> </p> <p> <strong> 3. </strong> בוצּ? , which is commonly called <em> bussus, </em> and is the silk growing from a certain shell fish, called <em> pinna. </em> We do not find the name <em> butz </em> in the text of Moses, though the [[Greek]] and [[Latin]] use the word <em> byssus, </em> to signify the fine linen of certain habits belonging to the priests. The word <em> butz </em> occurs only in 1 Chronicles 15:27; Ezekiel 27:16; Esther 1:6 . In the Chronicles we see [[David]] dressed in a mantle of <em> butz, </em> with the singers and Levites. [[Solomon]] used <em> butz </em> in the veils of the temple and sanctuary. Ahasuerus's tents were upheld by cords of <em> butz; </em> and [[Mordecai]] was clothed with a mantle of purple and <em> butz, </em> when king [[Ahasuerus]] honoured him with the first employment in his kingdom. Lastly, it is observed that there was a manufacture of <em> butz </em> in the city of Beersheba, in Palestine. This <em> butz </em> must have been different from common linen, since in the same place where it is said, David wore a mantle of byssus, we read likewise that he had on a linen ephod. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2063" /> == | |||
<p> '''''bis´us''''' . See [[Linen]] . </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_29058" /> == | |||
<p> (See [[Linen]]). </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_80374"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/watson-s-biblical-theological-dictionary/byssus Byssus from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_2063"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/byssus Byssus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_29058"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/byssus Byssus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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