Strong's Hebrew · H5296
נְעֹרֶת
nᵉʻôreth · neh-o'-reth
Definitionsomething shaken out, i.e. tow (as the refuse of flax)
Derivationfrom H5287 (נָעַר);
KJV usagetow.
Occurrences2 in the KJV · 2 verses
נְעֹרֶת in Scripture
Judges 16:9
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
Isaiah 1:31
And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them .