Strong's G4596 (Greek)

Greek: σηρικός (sērikós)

Pronunciation: say-ree-kos'

Derivation: from Σήρ (Sḗr) (an Indian tribe from whom silk was procured; hence the name of the silk-worm)

Definition: Seric, i.e. silken (neuter as noun, a silky fabric)

KJV Renderings: silk

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.