What does פִּשְׁתֶּה (pišĕteh) mean in the Bible?
פִּשְׁתֶּה (pišĕteh): Material substance transformed through labor; flax fiber processed into usable thread or cloth for garments and priestly vestments.
Hebrew · H6593
פִּשְׁתֶּה
Linen (i.e. the thread, as carded )
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פִּשְׁתֶּהH6593
Pronunciationpišĕteh
What does פִּשְׁתֶּה (pišĕteh) mean in the Bible?
פִּשְׁתֶּה (pišĕteh): Material substance transformed through labor; flax fiber processed into usable thread or cloth for garments and priestly vestments.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6593?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and linen (4), linen (3), a linen (1), and flax (1), flax (1).
Where does פִּשְׁתֶּה (pišĕteh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:47. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), Leviticus (4), Hosea (2), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand linen4×Deuteronomy 22:11, Ezekiel 44:18, Hosea 2:5, Hosea 2:9
linen3×Leviticus 13:47, Leviticus 13:59, Ezekiel 44:17
a linen1×Jeremiah 13:1
and flax1×Proverbs 31:13
flax1×Judges 15:14
in flax1×Isaiah 19:9
of flax1×Joshua 2:6
of linen1×Leviticus 13:48
or linen1×Leviticus 13:52
They are to wear linen1×Ezekiel 44:18
with a linen1×Ezekiel 40:3
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:47פִּשְׁתִּֽים׃tolinenNoun - feminine pluralLeviticus 13:48לַפִּשְׁתִּ֖יםtoof linenPreposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine pluralLeviticus 13:52בַפִּשְׁתִּ֔יםtoor linenPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralLeviticus 13:59הַפִּשְׁתִּ֗יםtolinenArticle | Noun - feminine pluralDeuteronomy 22:11וּפִשְׁתִּ֖יםtoand linenConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralJoshua 2:6בְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣יtoof flaxPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructJudges 15:14כַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙toflaxPreposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine pluralProverbs 31:13וּפִשְׁתִּ֑יםtoand flaxConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralIsaiah 19:9פִשְׁתִּ֖יםtoin flaxNoun - feminine pluralJeremiah 13:1פִּשְׁתִּ֔יםtoa linenNoun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 13:47
Aligned rows16
Books represented9
Leviticus4Deuteronomy1Joshua1Judges1Proverbs1Isaiah1Jeremiah1Ezekiel4Hosea2
Source forms
וּפִשְׁתִּ֔י2xū·p̄iš·tîHosea 2:5, Hosea 2:9
פִשְׁתִּ֖ים2xp̄iš·tîmIsaiah 19:9, Ezekiel 44:17
בְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣י1xbə·p̄iš·têJoshua 2:6
בַפִּשְׁתִּ֔ים1xḇap·piš·tîmLeviticus 13:52
הַפִּשְׁתִּ֗ים1xhap·piš·tîmLeviticus 13:59
וּפִשְׁתִּ֖ים1xū·p̄iš·tîmDeuteronomy 22:11
וּפִשְׁתִּ֑ים1xū·p̄iš·tîmProverbs 31:13
כַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙1xkap·piš·tîmJudges 15:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural7xLeviticus 13:47, Isaiah 19:9, Jeremiah 13:1, Ezekiel 40:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural2xDeuteronomy 22:11, Proverbs 31:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular2xHosea 2:5, Hosea 2:9
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xLeviticus 13:59
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct1xJoshua 2:6
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xLeviticus 13:52
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xJudges 15:14
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xLeviticus 13:48
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Material substance transformed through labor; flax fiber processed into usable thread or cloth for garments and priestly vestments.
Source Gloss
linen (i.e. the thread, as carded )
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Material substance transformed through labor; flax fiber processed into usable thread or cloth for garments and priestly vestments.
linen (i.e. the thread, as carded) BDB: flax Usage: flax, linen.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
linen waistband as symbolic object used in prophetic sign-act
linen garment subject to ritual inspection for contamination
flax as raw material worked by industrious woman for thread production
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 16 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
פִּשְׁתֶּה is built from this root:
פַּשׁH6580
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