Strong's Lexicon

H6593

H6593 — פִּשׁתֶּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewpishtehnoun femOccurrences: 16TWOT: 1849

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6593
Word:	פִּשׁתֶּה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from the same as H6580 as in the sense of comminuting
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	16
Transliteration:	pishteh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	pish-teh'
Meaning:	1. linen (i.e. the thread, as carded)
KJV Renderings:	flax, linen.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6852

[פֵּ֫שֶׁת] noun [masculine] flax, linen (√ dubious; Late Hebrew פִּשְׁתָּן, Punic φοιστ; Löw^{p. 233}); — suffixפִּשְׁתִּי Hos 2:7; Hos 2:11 elsewhere plural פִּעשׁתִּים Judg 15:14 +, construct פִּשְׁתֵּי Josh 2:6 —

1. flax, after gathering, פִּשְׁתֵּי הָעֵץ Josh 2:6 ( J E , see עֵץ 2.f.); inflammable Judg 15:14 (simile); as natural product (+ עֶמֶר) Hos 2:7; Hos 2:11 as material, ׳ פְּתִיל פ Ezek 40:3 of various garments Jer 13:1; Ezek 44:17; Ezek 44:18 (twice in verse), + צֶמֶר Deut 22:11; Lev 13:47; Lev 13:48; Lev 13:52; Lev 13:59 ( P ), compare Prov 31:13 שְׂרִיקוֺת ׳ עֹבְדֵי פ Isa 19:9 (see [ שָׂרִיק ]).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke