Distaff

"Distaff" in Hebrew

כִּישׁוֹר

kishór

(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage)

כִּישׁוֹר

kishór

(part of a spinning wheel)

פֶּלֶךְ

pélech

(anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only)

פֶּלֶךְ

pélech

(women considered as a group)

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