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פִּשְׁתֶּה H6593

H6593 is the Hebrew word פִּשְׁתֶּה, transliterated pishteh and said pish-teh'. The King James Version most often renders it linen.

Word: פִּשְׁתֶּהTransliteration: pishtehSaid: pish-teh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from the same as H6580 (פַּשׁ) as in the sense of comminuting.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

linen 6×flax 6×or a linen 1×or in linen 1×or linen 1×became as flax 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: flax, linen.

Verses using פִּשְׁתֶּה

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 13:47 · KJV

The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;

Leviticus 13:48 · KJV

Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;

Leviticus 13:52 · KJV

He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.

Leviticus 13:59 · KJV

This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.

Deuteronomy 22:11 · KJV

Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.

Joshua 2:6 · KJV

But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

Judges 15:14 · KJV

And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.

Proverbs 31:13 · KJV

She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

Isaiah 19:9 · KJV

Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.

Jeremiah 13:1 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

Ezekiel 40:3 · KJV

And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

Ezekiel 44:17 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

Ezekiel 44:18 · KJV

They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

Hosea 2:5 · KJV

For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

Hosea 2:9 · KJV

Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6593 mean?

H6593 is the Hebrew word פִּשְׁתֶּה (pishteh), meaning linen (i.e. the thread, as carded).

How is H6593 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it linen (6 times), flax (6 times), or a linen (1 time), or in linen (1 time), or linen (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6593 appear in the Bible?

פִּשְׁתֶּה (pishteh) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6593 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from the same as H6580 (פַּשׁ) as in the sense of comminuting.

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