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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3768. כַּרְפַּס (karpas) -- Fine linen, cotton</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3768.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/esther/1-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3768.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3768</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3767.htm" title="3767">◄</a> 3768. karpas <a href="../hebrew/3769.htm" title="3769">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">karpas: Fine linen, cotton</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כַּרְפַּס</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>karpac<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kar-pas'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kar-pas')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Fine linen, cotton<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>byssus, fine vegetable wool<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a foreign origin, possibly Persian or Indian.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of fine linen or luxurious fabric can be related to Greek terms like "βύσσος" (bussos - G1040), which also denotes fine linen.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "karpas" refers to a type of fine fabric, often understood as cotton or linen, used in the context of luxurious or royal settings. It is associated with wealth and opulence, highlighting the grandeur of the environment in which it is mentioned.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, textiles like karpas were highly valued and often imported from distant lands, signifying wealth and status. The use of such materials in royal courts or significant events underscored the importance and splendor of the occasion. The mention of karpas in the Bible reflects the cultural exchanges and trade relationships of the ancient Near East, where luxury goods were prized and displayed in royal settings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>cotton or fine linen<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fine and linen (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">כַּרְמַּס</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cotton</b></font> (or fine linen (loan-word from Sanskrit <i><em>karpâsa</em></i>, <em>cotton</em>, Persian <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050204.gif"> <em>fine linen</em>; hence also <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">κάρπασος</font>, <em>carbasus</em>, Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050205.gif"> Talmud <font class="hebrew2">כָּרְמְּסָא</font>; compare Lag<sup>Arm. Stud. § 1148</sup>); — <font class="hebrew2">וּתְכֵלֶת</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">חוּר כ</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/1-6.htm">Esther 1:6</a> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">καρπασίνοις</font>): compare Cels.<sup>Hierob. ii. 157 ff</sup>. <p> [<font class="hebrew2">כָּרַר</font>] </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> √ of following (Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">כִּרְכֵּר</font> <em>use circumlocution</em>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font>. plural <font class="hebrew2">כִּרְכְּרָן</font> <em>dances</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050206.gif"> <em>return, repeat, attack anew, advance and retreat</em>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050207.gif"> <em>id.</em>; II. <em>whirl about</em>; originally perhaps <em>move around</em>, then <em>surround, enclose, recur</em>, etc.; Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050301.gif"> <em>turn</em> a mill, only participle; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050302.gif"> see <em>rotate, revolve, roll</em>, and derivatives Di<sup>838f.</sup>); — only <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pilpel</b></font>, <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מְכַרְכֵּר</font> <em>dancing</em> (literally <em>whirling</em>) <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/6-14.htm">2 Samuel 6:14</a>,16 ("" <font class="hebrew2">מְפַזֵּז</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>byssus or fine vegetable wool<p>Of foreign origin; byssus or fine vegetable wool: <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>כַּרְפַּ֣ס כרפס kar·pas karpas<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/esther/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 1:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> ח֣וּר ׀ <b> כַּרְפַּ֣ס </b> וּתְכֵ֗לֶת אָחוּז֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">[There were hangings of] fine</span> white<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [Where were] white, <span class="itali">green,</span> and blue,<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> white <span class="itali">fine</span> and violet held<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3768.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3768.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3768<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/karpas_3768.htm">kar·pas — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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