Lexicon :: Strong's H16 - 'ēḇê

אֵבֶה
Transliteration
'ēḇê
Pronunciation
ay-beh'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָבָה (H14) (in the sense of bending toward)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 3c

Strong’s Definitions

אֵבֶה ʼêbeh, ay-beh'; from H14 (in the sense of bending toward); the papyrus:—swift.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H16 in the following manner: swift (1x).

  1. reed, papyrus

    Probably ships made of reeds or papyrus were the clipper sailing ships of those days because of their speed.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵבֶה ʼêbeh, ay-beh'; from H14 (in the sense of bending toward); the papyrus:—swift.
STRONGS H16: Abbreviations
† אֵ֫בֶה noun [masculine] reed, papyrus (etymology uncertain; = Arabic أَبَاءً, Assyrian abu DlW, AGI) אֳנִיּוֺת אֵבֶ֑ה Job 9:26 (craft made of reeds, light & swift, Heliod.Aethiop. X, 460) = כְּלֵי־גֹמֶא Isaiah 18:2.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

9:26

Isaiah

18:2