Quick Definition
tow
Strong's Definition
something shaken out, i.e. tow (as the refuse of flax)
Derivation: from H5287 (נָעַר);
KJV Usage: tow.
TWOT Reference: 1388b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) a strand of flax, tow (as shaken from flax when beaten)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
a strand of flax, tow (as shaken from flax when beaten)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נְעֹרֶת
ne‛ôreth
BDB Definition:
1) a strand of flax, tow (as shaken from flax when beaten)
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5287
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1388b
Total KJV Occurrences: 2
