נְעֹרֶת nᵉʻôreth

Meaning

something shaken out, i.e. tow (as the refuse of flax)

In the King James Version: tow.

Derivation: from H5287 (נָעַר);

Where it is used

• Judges 16:9 While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.
• Isaiah 1:31 The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.