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Lexicon :: Strong's H16 - 'ēḇê

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

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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

9:26

Isaiah

18:2

H16

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Strong's Number H16 matches the Hebrew אֵבֶה ('ēḇê),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:26 - They are passed away as the swift H16 ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
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