Quick Definition
flax
Strong's Definition
flax; by implication, a wick
Derivation: feminine of H6593 (פִּשְׁתֶּה);
KJV Usage: flax, tow.
TWOT Reference: 1849
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פִּשְׁתָּה (pish.tah) — flax. 1) flax 1a) flax (of the plant) 1b) as wick for lamp
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun c
Crops
flax = product of a plant of about a meter tall; its leaves are narrow and the flowers are bright blue with five petals; ► the seed capsule contains oil; after the plants have ripened they are uprooted and the stalks are left to dry for a while; they are then soaked, dried, and beaten to separate the fibers, which are then combed and woven into linen cloth
EXO 9:31 · EXO 9:31 · JOS 2:6 · JDG 15:14 · PRO 31:13 · ISA 19:9 · HOS 2:7 · HOS 2:11
Professions
Collocation: עֹבְדֵי פִּשְׁתִּים שְׂרִיקֹות
workers in combed flax = people whose profession it is to clean flax by combing it
Cloth | ≈ עֹור · צֶמֶר
linen = woven material made from the stems of the flax plant; absorbs perspiration better than many other types of cloth; ► used for production of cloth and clothes, but can also be used as a measuring line; worn by priests; ≈ associated with quality, strength, and coolness
LEV 13:47 · LEV 13:48 · LEV 13:52 · LEV 13:59 · DEU 22:11 · JER 13:1 · EZK 40:3 · EZK 44:17 · EZK 44:18 · EZK 44:18
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פִּשְׁתָּה n.f. flax growing
= wick
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