Lexical Definition

‎פִּשְׁתָּה‎ pishtâh (pish-taw') flax ^H:N-F
feminine of ‎פִּשְׁתֶּה‎

flax, tow.

• flax
• by implication, a wick

1) flax
1a) flax (of the plant)
1b) as wick for lamp

See Greek: λίνον

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פִּשְׁתָּה‎ noun feminine flax; — ‎׳‎‎פ‎:

1. growing Exod 9:31 (twice in verse)(J).

2. = wick Isa 42:3; Isa 43:17 (in simile).

‎פַּת‎ see ‎פתת‎.

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