Lexicon :: Strong's H6593 - pēšeṯ

פֵּשֶׁת
Transliteration
pēšeṯ
Pronunciation
pish-teh'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as פַּשׁ (H6580) as in the sense of comminuting
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1848

Strong’s Definitions

פִּשְׁתֶּה pishteh, pish-teh'; from the same as H6580 as in the sense of comminuting; linen (i.e. the thread, as carded):—flax, linen.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H6593 in the following manner: linen (9x), flax (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H6593 in the following manner: linen (9x), flax (7x).
  1. flax, linen

    1. fibre used as material for garments

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פִּשְׁתֶּה pishteh, pish-teh'; from the same as H6580 as in the sense of comminuting; linen (i.e. the thread, as carded):—flax, linen.
STRONGS H6593: Abbreviations
† [פֵּ֫שֶׁת] noun [masculine] flax, linen (√ dubious; Late Hebrew פִּשְׁתָּן, Punic φοιστ; Löwp. 233); — suffix פִּשְׁתִּי Hosea 2:7; Hosea 2:11; elsewhere plural פִּשְׁתִּים Judges 15:14 +, construct פִּשְׁתֵּי Joshua 2:6; —
1. flax, after gathering, הָעֵץ פִּשְׁתֵּי Joshua 2:6 (J E, see עֵץ 2f); inflammable Judges 15:14 (simile); as natural product (+ עֶמֶר) Hosea 2:7; Hosea 2:11; as material, פ׳פְּתִיל Ezekiel 40:3; of various garments Jeremiah 13:1; Ezekiel 44:17, 18 (twice in verse), + צֶמֶר Deuteronomy 22:11; Leviticus 13:47, 48, 52, 59 (P), compare Proverbs 31:13; שְׂרִיקוֺת עֹבְדֵי פ׳ Isaiah 19:9 (see H8305 [שָׂרִיק]).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

13:47; 13:48; 13:52; 13:59

Deuteronomy

22:11

Joshua

2:6; 2:6

Judges

15:14; 15:14

Proverbs

31:13

Isaiah

19:9

Jeremiah

13:1

Ezekiel

40:3; 44:17; 44:18

Hosea

2:7; 2:7; 2:11; 2:11