π€π€”π€•π€Œ

Philistine

Etymology

Compare Hebrew ⁧׀ִּשְׁΧͺָּה⁩ (pΔ«Ε‘tā, β€œflax”), Ugaritic πŽ”πŽ˜πŽš (pαΉ―t, β€œlinen”).

Noun

β§π€π€”π€•π€Œβ© (pΕ‘tm)

  1. flax, or linen
    • Ashkelon 1.3, An Ostracon Recording an Assignment of Flax or Linen (reg. no. 41095; Grid 50, Square 48, Layer 405, Finegrid 17, Bucket 446), 604 BC or earlier:[1]
      β§π€π€”π€•π€Œ 𐀟 π€ˆπ€“π€ 𐀟 𐀁𐀕 𐀟 𐀌⁩
      Flax (or linen): the tyrant of Bet M[ ]

References
  1. Cross, F. M. 2008. "Inscriptions in Phoenician and Other Scripts." In Ashkelon I: Introduction and Overview (1985–2006), ed. L. E. Stager, J. D. Schloen, and D. M. Master, p. 339. Final Reports of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon 1; Harvard Semitic Museum Publications. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.
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