- Original: פּשׁתּה - Transliteration: Pishtah - Phonetic: pish-taw' - Definition: 1. flax a. flax (of the plant) b. as wick for lamp - Origin: from H6593 - TWOT entry: 1849 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Feminine of H6593 ; flax; by implication a wick: - flax tow. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • flax, 3 Exodus 9:31(2); Isaiah 42:3 • tow, 1 Isaiah 43:17