H6593. pesheth
[מֵּ֫שֶׁת] noun [masculine] flax, linen (√ dubious; Late Hebrew מִּשְׁתָּן, Punic φοιστ; Löwp. 233); — suffixמִּשְׁתִּי [Hosea 2:7]; [2:11]; elsewhere plural מִּעשׁתִּים [Judg 15:14] +, construct מִּשְׁתֵּי [Josh 2:6]; —
1 flax, after gathering, הָעֵץ מִּשְׁתֵּי [Josh 2:6] (J E, see עֵץ
2f); inflammable [Judg 15:14] (simile); as natural product (+ עֶמֶר) [Hosea 2:7]; [2:11]; as material, פ ׳מְּתִיל [Ezek 40:3]; of various garments [Jer 13:1]; [Ezek 44:17-18], (twice in verse), + צֶמֶר [Deut 22:11]; [Lev 13:47-48], [52], [59] (P), compare [Prov 31:13]; פ ׳עֹבְדֵי שְׂרִיקוֺת [Isa 19:9] (see [ שָׂרִיק]).