Word Study · Strong's H6594 · Hebrew
פִּשְׁתָּה
pishtah
pish-taw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: pishtâh
“flax”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
flax; by implication, a wick
Rendered in the KJV as
flax, tow.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה1
- וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖ה1
- וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה1
- כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה1
How it is rendered · 3
- and the flax2
- and a wick1
- like the wick1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Td/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Ncfsa · 1
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 9:31וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥הvehapishtahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular(Now the flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley was ripe and the flax was in bloom;here: and the flax
- Exodus 9:31וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖הvehapishtahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular(Now the flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley was ripe and the flax was in bloom;here: and the flax
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 42:3וּפִשְׁתָּ֥הufishtahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularA bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.here: and a wick
- Isaiah 43:17כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥הkapishtahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularwho brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:here: like the wick