Bible Dictionary
TWINE
Twine is thread made by spinning two or more smaller strands together. Fine-twined linen was used for the curtains and hangings of the tabernacle and for portions of the priests’ garments.
Definition
Twine is made by spinning two or more smaller threads together. Fine-twined linen consisted of finely spun linen threads combined in this manner.
Biblical Usage
Fine-twined linen was used for the curtains and hangings of the tabernacle and for parts of the priests’ garments.
Historical Background
The term describes the construction of the linen rather than a separate material: its threads were finely spun and formed from two or more smaller threads twisted together.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>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.</p><p>See LINEN; TABERNACLE.</p>