What does פִּשְׁתָּה (pišĕtāh) mean in the Bible?
פִּשְׁתָּה (pišĕtāh): Flax plant yields fiber for linen; metaphorically represents fragility or dimly-burning light through wick imagery
Hebrew · H6594
פִּשְׁתָּה
Flax ; by implication, a wick
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פִּשְׁתָּה H6594
Pronunciation pišĕtāh
What does פִּשְׁתָּה (pišĕtāh) mean in the Bible?
פִּשְׁתָּה (pišĕtāh): Flax plant yields fiber for linen; metaphorically represents fragility or dimly-burning light through wick imagery
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6594?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like a wick (1), Now the flax (1), was ripe and the flax (1), wick (1).
Where does פִּשְׁתָּה (pišĕtāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 9:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2), Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It like a wick 1× Isaiah 43:17
Now the flax 1× Exodus 9:31
was ripe and the flax 1× Exodus 9:31
wick 1× Isaiah 42:3
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 9:31 וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה to Now the flax Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 9:31 וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖ה to was ripe and the flax Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 42:3 וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה to wick Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 43:17 כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה to like a wick Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 9:31
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Exodus 2 Isaiah 2
Source forms
וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה 1x wə·hap·piš·tāh Exodus 9:31
וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖ה 1x wə·hap·piš·tāh Exodus 9:31
וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה 1x ū·p̄iš·tāh Isaiah 42:3
כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה 1x kap·piš·tāh Isaiah 43:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Exodus 9:31
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 42:3
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 43:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Flax plant yields fiber for linen; metaphorically represents fragility or dimly-burning light through wick imagery
Source Gloss
flax ; by implication, a wick
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Flax plant yields fiber for linen; metaphorically represents fragility or dimly-burning light through wick imagery
flax; by implication, a wick BDB: flax Usage: flax, tow.
Word Origins
פִּשְׁתָּה is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain