פִּשְׁתָּהpishtâh
flax
Pronunciation: pish-taw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6594
Meanings
1. growing (Exodus 9:31)
2. = wick (Isaiah 42:3; Isaiah 43:17)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 9:31 (All the flax and barley were ruined by the hail, because the barley had formed heads and the flax was budding.
- Isaiah 42:3 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.
- Isaiah 43:17 I called forth the mighty army of Egypt with all its chariots and horses. I drew them beneath the waves, and they drowned, their lives snuffed out like a smoldering candlewick.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).