Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H260 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אָחוּ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | of uncertain (perhaps Egyptian) derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | achuw |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | aw'-khoo |
| Meaning: | 1. a bulrush or any marshy grass (particularly that along the Nile) |
| KJV Renderings: | flag, meadow. |
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אָחוּ:noun masculine Job 8:11 collective reeds, rushes (Aramaic אַחְוָא, originally Egyptian, compare demotic axu from axa be green, see EbAG & BB Mos. 338; WiedSammlung 16) Gen 41:2; Gen 41:18 ( E ) Job 8:11 also Hos 13:15 where read אָחִים plural for אֲחָוִים (compare AW), or from a parallel form [אָחֶה], see DeCompl. Var. 23 f.
אַחְוָה see חוה .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Job 8:11
