Strong's Definition
from an unused root (probably meaning to bind); properly, twisted (yarn), i.e. tapestry
KJV Usage: fine linen
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֵטוּן (e.tun) — fine linen. linen, yarn, thread
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Cloth
linen = woven material ◄ made from the stems of the flax plant; absorbs perspiration better than many other types of cloth; ► used to cover one's bed; ≈ associated with quality, strength, and coolness
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֵטוּן n.[m.] thread, yarn Pr 7:16 ref
