BDB6853
פִּשְׁתָּה noun feminine flax; — ׳ פ:
1. growing Exod 9:31 (twice in verse)(
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).
2. = wick Isa 42:3; Isa 43:17 (in simile).
פַּת see פתת .
Strong's Lexicon
H6594
H6594 — פִּשׁתָּה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H6594 |
|---|---|
| Word: | פִּשׁתָּה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine of H6593 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | pishtah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pish-taw' |
| Meaning: | 1. flax 2. (by implication) a wick |
| KJV Renderings: | flax, tow. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke