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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6594 - פִּשְׁתָּה

Transliteration

pishtâh

Phonetics

pish-taw'

Origin

from (H6593)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1849

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

flax
1. flax (of the plant)
2. as wick for lamp

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3043 ‑ λίνον (lee'‑non);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (4)

Exodus 2

Isaiah 2

BSB (4)

Exodus 2

Isaiah 2

CSB (2)

Exodus 2

Isaiah 2

ESV (4)

Exodus 2

Isaiah 2

KJV (4)

Exodus 2

Isaiah 2

LEB (4)

Exodus 2

Isaiah 2

LSB (4)

Exodus 2

Isaiah 2

N95 (4)

Exodus 2

Isaiah 2

NAS (4)

Exodus 2

Isaiah 2

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (4)

Exodus 2

Isaiah 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2648) t s p (פסהת PShT) AC: Spread CO: Flax AB: ?: A plant whose fibers are separated and spread out then made into linen and wicks for lamps. [from: sp- as spread out]

N^f ) t s p (פסהת PShT) - Flax: KJV (20): linen, flax - Strongs: H6593 (פֵּשֶׁת), H6594 (פִּשְׁתָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מִּשְׁתָּה noun feminine flax; — ׳פ:

1 growing Exodus 9:31 (twice in verse)(J).

2 = wick Isaiah 42:3; Isaiah 43:17 (in simile).

מַּת see פתת.

List of Word Forms

וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖ה וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה והפשתה ופשתה כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה כפשתה kap·piš·tāh kappishTah kappištāh ū·p̄iš·tāh ufishTah ūp̄ištāh vehappishTah wə·hap·piš·tāh wəhappištāh