מֶשִׁיmeshîy
silk, a costly material for garments, whether this is based on actual tradition is dubious (etymology unknown) (Ezekiel 16:13; Ezekiel 16:10)
Pronunciation: meh'-shee · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4897
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Ezekiel 16:10 I gave you expensive clothing of fine linen and silk, beautifully embroidered, and sandals made of fine goatskin leather.
- Ezekiel 16:13 And so you were adorned with gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen and costly fabric and were beautifully embroidered. You ate the finest foods—choice flour, honey, and olive oil—and became more beautiful than ever. You looked like a queen, and so you were!
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).