What does "Flax" mean in the Bible?
Flax, a well-known plant, which furnishes the material of linen stuffs of every variety, Ex 9:31. Flax appears in 4 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Flax?
FLAX, a well-known plant, which furnishes the material of linen stuffs of every variety, Ex 9:31. It was produced of the best quality in Egypt, Isa 19:9, and was an article of extensive commerce. At the present day, as in ancient times, flax is laid upon the housetop in the heat of the sun to dry, Josh 2:6. [image 152, 40, 277, 217, 19216,19216] Flax. (After Tristram.) Lamp-wicks were made of this material, Isa 42:3. The spinning of flax was [image 18, 242, 280, 361, 19216,19216] Preparation of Flax. (From the Egyptian Monuments. After Wilkinson.) anciently the labor of the most noble ladies. Prov 31:13, Num 31:19, Prov 31:24. See Linen and Distaff.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Flax?
Where does Flax appear in the Bible?
Flax is referenced in 4 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Isaiah 19:9
- Judges 15:14
- Joshua 2:6
- Proverbs 31:13
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Flax.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Flax?
Flax appears in 4 verses across 4 books, most often in Isaiah, which accounts for 1 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Flax?
Isaiah, Judges, Joshua, Proverbs.
Where can I read every verse about Flax?
This page lists 4 of them. Protos carries all 4, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
