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סָדִין

𐤎𐤃𐤉𐤍

çâdîyn

H5466 noun

SILEX Entry

Root סדן to envelop, to wrap (root meaning speculative)

Definition

A cloth used as a garment, covering, or sheet, especially of fine linen; refers in context to a light, wide, or loose garment used for wrapping the body, sleeping, or occasional clothing. Its usage centers either on personal garments (light nightwear, night covering) or burial shrouds, and sometimes more generally as fabric intended for covering purposes.

Semantic Range

sheet, linen garment, night covering, burial shroud, fine linen fabric

Root / Etymology

From an unused root, possibly related to the concept of enveloping or wrapping, though the root itself does not appear in biblical Hebrew. The noun is used to denote an object that envelops or covers the body. Etymology remains uncertain due to lack of attested verb form.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term סָדִין appears only a few times in the Hebrew Bible (notably in Judges 14:12–13 and Proverbs 31:24) and in later Hebrew. Its biblical uses suggest a fine linen item, often given or used as a reward or as an article of value (Judges) or produced as a commodity by capable women (Proverbs). In later Hebrew (Mishnaic and beyond), סָדִין comes to be used commonly for "sheet" or "linen garment," and rabbinic literature uses it for burial shrouds and sheets used for sleeping. English versions often render it "sheet" or "linen garment" but may obscure the nuance of its role as a valuable textile. Unlike כֻּתֹּנֶת (kutoneth), which can refer to a functional tunic, סָדִין emphasizes the material's value (linen), its function as a loose covering, and possibly its intimacy (bed linen, shroud). The term does not denote a tight-fitting or everyday work garment, but rather something used for special or private function.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from an unused root meaning to envelop; a wrapper, i.e. shirt; fine linen, sheet.

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Root Family

סדן (s-d-n) — enveloping, wrapping, covering

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5466-02 סְדִינִ֔ים sedinim HNcmpa linen garments fine linen wrappings 2
H5466-03 וְ/הַ/סְּדִינִ֔ים vehasedinim HC/Td/Ncmpa and the fine linen garments and the linen wrappings 1
H5466-01 סָדִ֣ין sadin HNcmsa fine linen linen wrapping-cloth 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5466-02 Judges 14:12 סְדִינִ֔ים sedinim HNcmpa linen garments fine linen wrappings
H5466-02 Judges 14:13 סְדִינִ֔ים sedinim HNcmpa linen garments fine linen wrappings
H5466-03 Isaiah 3:23 וְ/הַ/סְּדִינִ֔ים vehasedinim HC/Td/Ncmpa and the fine linen garments and the linen wrappings
H5466-01 Proverbs 31:24 סָדִ֣ין sadin HNcmsa fine linen linen wrapping-cloth
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