Pishteh — H6593

H6593 · Hebrew — פשתה

Pronunciation: pish-teh'

Definition

feminine noun

linen (i.e. the thread, as carded)

  1. flax, linen
    1. fibre used as material for garments

Usually translated as

linen, flax

Origin

from the same as H6580 as in the sense of comminuting

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Pishteh occurs 16 times in 15 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (4), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (1), Judges (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (3), Hosea (2)

Strong's Lexicon — P