The Definition of the word Silk

Silk

Heb. demeshek, damask," silk cloth manufactured at Damascus," "Amos 3:12. A.V., "in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a" "couch;" R.V., "in the corner of a couch, and on the silken" "cushions of a bed" (marg., "in Damascus on a bed")." "Heb. meshi, (Ezek. 16:10, 13, rendered "silk"). In Gen. 41:42 "(marg. A.V.), Prov. 31:22 (R.V., "fine linen"), the word "silk" "ought to be "fine linen." "Silk was common in New Testament times (Rev. 18:12).