H3768 H3768
Fine linen or cotton fabric; a high-quality textile used for royal furnishings
This noun appears only in Esther 1:6, describing the fabrics adorning Ahasuerus's palace courtyard during his grand feast. It's a loan-word from Sanskrit karpāsa (cotton) via Persian, also the source of Greek κάρπασος and Latin carbasus. The term designates fine linen or cotton cloth, possibly white or cream-colored, used in royal and luxurious contexts. Its pairing with blue and white fabrics creates a visual picture of opulent decoration.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Fine linen or cotton fabric used for royal decoration and furnishings. Esther's description places this material alongside violet and white textiles, emphasizing the lavishness of the Persian court. Spanish 'lino fino' (fine linen) and the transliterated forms in French and German reflect uncertainty about whether the term designates cotton or linen. The loan-word's journey from Sanskrit through Persian to Hebrew testifies to ancient trade networks bringing luxury textiles westward. 1×
AR["كَتَّانٌ"]·ben["মসৃণ-কাপড়"]·DE["[כרפס]"]·EN["fine-linen"]·FR["[כרפס]"]·heb["כרפס"]·HI["मलमल"]·ID["linen"]·IT["cotone"]·jav["katun"]·KO["면과"]·PT["linho-fino"]·RU["лён"]·ES["lino-fino"]·SW["nyeupe"]·TR["keten"]·urd["کتان"]
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† כַּרְפַּס n.m. cotton (or fine linen (loan-word from Sk. karpâsa, cotton, Pers. كَرْپَاس fine linen; hence also κάρπασος, carbasus, Arabic كِرْبَاسٌ, Talm כַּרְפְּסָא; cf. LagArm. Stud. § 1148);—חוּר כ׳ וּתְכֵלֶת Est 1:6 (𝔊 καρπασίνοις): cf. CelsHierob. ii. 157 ff.