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nᵊʿōret נְעֹ֫רֶת ‘tow’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāʿar נָעַר ‘to shake’
Roots: נער

nᵊʿōret n, f
1) a strand of flax, tow (as shaken from flax when beaten)

Mentioned in Judges 16:9 Isaiah 1:31

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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