Strong’s Hebrew
H5296 — n`oreth
The entry below is Strong’s own definition (1890, public domain), and every verse where the word occurs.
נְעֹרֶת
n`oreth — pronounced neh-o'-reth
from 5287; something shaken out, i.e. tow (as the refuse of flax):--tow. see H05287
2 occurrences in the KJV.
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.