to (ne`oreth (Jud 16:9;Isa 1:31)): The coarser part of flax, with short threads, used as an example of easily inflammable material. AlsoIsa 43:17the King James Version for pishtah, the usual word for "flax" (so the English Revised Version), here as used for a wick (so the American Standard Revised Version, the English Revised Version margin).
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.