פִּשְׁתָּה
pishta · flax
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6594 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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pishta (פִּשְׁתָּה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “flax”.
The plant from which fiber for weaving is taken; also a wick.
How to say it
pish·ta
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The plant whose fiber was woven into fine cloth.
- The cord that burns in a lamp.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- flax ×2
- wick ×2
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Exodus 9:31
The flax and the barley were struck, for the barley was in the ear and the flax in bud.
- Isaiah 42:3
A broken reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; in truth he will bring out justice.
- Isaiah 43:17
who brings out chariot and horse, army and the strong —together they lie down, they will not rise; they are extinguished, like a wick they are quenched—:
And 1 more times.