Word Study · Strong's H4897 · Hebrew
מֶשִׁי
meshi
meh'-shee
Strong's 1890 spelling: meshîy
“silk (as drawn from the cocoon)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
silk (as drawn from the cocoon)
Rendered in the KJV as
silk.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וָמֶ֙שִׁי֙1
- מֶֽשִׁי׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- and silk1
- silk1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular1
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- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 16:10מֶֽשִׁי׃meshinoun · masculine singularI clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.here: silk
- Ezekiel 16:13וָמֶ֙שִׁי֙vameshiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularSo you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.here: and silk