BDB15
אֵ֫בֶה noun [masculine] reed, papyrus (etymology uncertain; = Arabic [untranscribed source text 7], Assyrian abu DlW, AGI) אֳנִיּוֺת אֵבֶ֑ה Job 9:26 (craft made of reeds, light & swift, Heliod.Aethiop. X, 460) = כְּלֵיגֹֿמֶא Isa 18:2.
Strong's Lexicon
H16
H16 — אֵבֶה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H16 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֵבֶה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H14 (in the sense of bending toward) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ebeh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ay-beh' |
| Meaning: | 1. the papyrus |
| KJV Renderings: | swift. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke