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tow

Meaning of “tow”

Loose fibres or the coarse refuse of flax, readily broken or burned.

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3 occurrences3 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 16:9

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Every verse containing “tow”

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Judges 16:9
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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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 16:9 · retained source text

Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber: and she said vnto him, The Philistines be vpon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a threed of tow is broken, when it toucheth the fire: so his strength was not knowen.

1611 marginal noteHeb. smeleth.

Isaiah 1:31
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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.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 1:31 · retained source text

And the strong shall be as towe, and the maker of it as a sparke, and they shall both burne together, and none shall quench them.

1611 marginal noteOr, and his worke.

Isaiah 43:17
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Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 43:17 · retained source text

Which bringeth foorth the charet and horse, the armie and the power: they shall lie downe together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as towe.

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