- Original: נערת - Transliteration: N@`oreth - Phonetic: neh-o'-reth - Definition: 1. a strand of flax, tow (as shaken from flax when beaten) - Origin: from H5287 - TWOT entry: 1388b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H5287 ; something shaken out that is tow (as the refuse of flax): - tow. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • tow, 2 Judges 16:9; Isaiah 1:31