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Lexicon :: Strong's H6593 - pēšeṯ

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פֵּשֶׁת
Transliteration
pēšeṯ
Pronunciation
pish-teh'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as פַּשׁ (H6580) as in the sense of comminuting
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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]).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H6593

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6593 matches the Hebrew פֵּשֶׁת (pēšeṯ),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:47 - “As for any fabric that is spoiled with a defiling mold—any woolen or linen clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:48 - any woven or knitted material of linen or wool, any leather or anything made of leather—

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:52 - He must burn the fabric, the woven or knitted material of wool or linen, or any leather article that has been spoiled; because the defiling mold is persistent, the article must be burned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:59

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:59 - These are the regulations concerning defiling molds in woolen or linen clothing, woven or knitted material, or any leather article, for pronouncing them clean or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:11 - Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:6 - (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid out on the roof.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 - As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:13 - She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:9 - Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:1 - This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:3 - He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze; he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:17 - “ ‘When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen clothes; they must not wear any woolen garment while ministering at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:18 - They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:5 - Their mother has been unfaithful and has conceived them in disgrace. She said, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me my food and my water, my wool and my linen, my olive oil and my drink.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9 - “Therefore I will take away my grain when it ripens, and my new wine when it is ready. I will take back my wool and my linen, intended to cover her naked body.
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