a strand of flax, tow (as shaken from flax when beaten)
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H5296 — נְעֹ֫רֶת
ne.o.ret · tow · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
Judges 16:9 · הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙Now [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.Isaiah 1:31 · לִנְעֹ֔רֶתAnd 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].