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 she had an ambush waiting in the inner room. She said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He broke the cords, as a string of tow is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.Isaiah 1:31 · לִנְעֹ֔רֶתThe strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them.”