פֵּשֶׁת (pēshet) — flax / linen / wick

Form 1

Part of speech: nsc

Sense 1: flax

Semantic domains: Crops (001004003002)

Definition: = product of a plant of about a meter tall; its leaves are narrow and the flowers are bright blue with five petals; ► the seed capsule contains oil; after the plants have ripened they are uprooted and the stalks are left to dry for a while; they are then soaked, dried, and beaten to separate the fibers, which are then combed and woven into linen cloth

Further resources: Flora:5.1.7

Show passage in OET: EXO 9:31

OET-RV EXO 9:31

31 (Now the flax and the barley were flattened by the hail because the barley was full grown and starting to fill out and the flax was in bloom.

OET-LV EXO 9:31

31 And_the_flax and_the_barley it _was _struck if/because the_barley was_young _barley _ear[s] and_the_flax was_bud.

Show passage in OET: JOS 2:6

OET-RV JOS 2:6

6 (But actually she had taken them up onto her flat roof and hidden them in bundles of flax that were drying there.)

OET-LV JOS 2:6

6 And_she she_had _taken _them _up to_the_roof and_she_had _hidden _them among_the _flax(es)_of the_tree which_had _been_arranged to/for_her/it on the_roof.

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All 7 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: OET EXO 9:31

JOS: OET JOS 2:6

JDG: OET JDG 15:14

PRO: OET PRO 31:13

ISA: OET ISA 19:9

HOS: OET HOS 2:5 · OET HOS 2:9

Sense 2: linen

Semantic domains: Cloth (001006003)

Core domains: Quality (137); Strength (172)

Definition: = woven material made from the stems of the flax plant; absorbs perspiration better than many other types of cloth; ► used for production of cloth and clothes, but can also be used as a measuring line; worn by priests; ≈ associated with quality, strength, and coolness

Further resources: Realia:1.5.3.7

Synonyms: עֹור · צֶמֶר

Show passage in OET: LEV 13:47

OET-RV LEV 13:47

47 When a piece of clothing has a mould growing on it, whether it’s made of wool or linen,

OET-LV LEV 13:47