Strong H5296נְעֹ֫רֶת

tow

Transliteration
ne‛ôreth
Pronunciation
neh-o'-reth
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From H5287; something shaken {out} that {is} tow (as the refuse of flax): - tow.

Detailed definition

a strand of flax, tow (as shaken from flax when beaten)

In the Bible

Strong H5296 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • tow2

First verses

  1. Judges 16:9
    Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
  2. Isaiah 1:31
    And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
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