The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Twine

twin (shazar, "to be twined"): The word is used in Ex 26:1 ff; 36:8 ff, etc., of the "fine twined linen" used for the curtains and hangings of the tabernacle, and for parts of the priests' dress. It denotes linen the finely spun threads of which consisted of two or more smaller threads twined together.

See LINEN; TABERNACLE.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.