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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פִּשְׁתָּהH6594
Pronunciationpišĕtāh
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 Itlike a wick1×Isaiah 43:17
Now the flax1×Exodus 9:31
was ripe and the flax1×Exodus 9:31
wick1×Isaiah 42:3
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 9:31וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥הtoNow the flaxConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 9:31וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖הtowas ripe and the flaxConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 42:3וּפִשְׁתָּ֥הtowickConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 43:17כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥הtolike a wickPreposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 9:31
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Exodus2Isaiah2
Source forms
וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה1xwə·hap·piš·tāhExodus 9:31
וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖ה1xwə·hap·piš·tāhExodus 9:31
וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה1xū·p̄iš·tāhIsaiah 42:3
כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה1xkap·piš·tāhIsaiah 43:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xExodus 9:31
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 42:3
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 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 definitionSource: 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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