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Tow
TOW (Heb. ne‘ōreth). The coarse and broken part of flax ready for spinning. In the OT it is used as an example of easily inflammable material (
TOW tō (נְעֹ֫רֶת, H5861). The short and coarse fibers of flax before spinning. Its fragility when touched by fire is indicated (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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