H7893: שַׁיִשׁ
shayish · pronounced shah'-yish · “alabaster”
Definition
white, i.e. marble.
Word origin: from an unused root meaning to bleach, i.e. whiten; See H8336 (שֵׁשׁ).
Extended definition
alabaster
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H7893 is translated
- alabaster ×1
Bible verses with H7893 (shayish)
Shayish appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.