H6593

פֵּ֫שֶׁת

pish.tehH:N-F

flax

1) flax, linen 1a) fibre used as material for garments

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[פֵּ֫שֶׁת] noun [masculine] flax, linen (√ dubious; Late Hebrew פִּשְׁתָּן, Punic φοιστ; Löw^{p. 233}); — suffixפִּשְׁתִּי Hos 2:7; Hos 2:11 elsewhere plural פִּעשׁתִּים Judg 15:14 +, construct פִּשְׁתֵּי Josh 2:6 —

1. flax, after gathering, פִּשְׁתֵּי הָעֵץ Josh 2:6 (J E, see עֵץ 2 f); inflammable Judg 15:14 (simile); as natural product (+ עֶמֶר) Hos 2:7; Hos 2:11 as material, ׳פְּתִיל פ Ezek 40:3 of various garments Jer 13:1; Ezek 44:17; Ezek 44:18 (twice in verse), + צֶמֶר Deut 22:11; Lev 13:47; Lev 13:48; Lev 13:52; Lev 13:59 (P), compare Prov 31:13 שְׂרִיקוֺת ׳עֹבְדֵי פ Isa 19:9 (see [ שָׂרִיק]).

12 occurrences

Leviticus (3), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (1), Judges (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (3)