שַׁיִשׁ (shayish｜shah'-yish｜noun｜masculine｜alabaster)[Heb] שַׁיִשׁETCBC: שַׁיִשׁ (subs｜alabaster)OSHL: v.cw.aaTWOT: 2379GK: H8880Derivation: from an unused root meaning to bleach, i.e. whiten; See שֵׁשׁ. Strong's: white, i.e. marble.
H7893. shayish
שַׁ֫יִשׁ noun [masculine]alabaster (foreign word? Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic שַׁיְשָׁא , perhaps Assyrian šaššu ); — ׳אַבְנֵישֿׁ 1Chr 29:2 (material of temple); compare PatrickHast. DB MARBLE.