Encyclopedia of The Bible – Shroud
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Shroud

SHROUD. 1. An archaism meaning “shelter, covering,” used in the KJV to render חֹ֫רֶשׁ֒, H3091, in Ezekiel 31:3 (RSV FOREST SHADE).

2. A winding sheet for the dead. Matthew 27:59 (KJV) renders σινδών, G4984, LINEN CLOTH; the RSV has LINEN SHROUD. Mark 15:46 KJV trs. the same word LINEN, while the RSV has LINEN SHROUD; Mark 14:51, 52 KJV, RSV tr. the same word LINEN CLOTH.