Strong's Hebrew #16 - אֵבֶה ebeh (reed)
Strong's Exhaustive ConcordanceEnglishman's Concordance 1) reed, papyrus Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H14 (in the sense of bending toward) Same Word by TWOT Number: 3c Brown-Driver-Briggs אֵ֫בֶה noun [masculine] reed, papyrus (etymology uncertain; = Arabic ![]() II. אבה (perhaps at least formally justified as stem of אָב (construct אֲבִי), so Thes (compare below), but existence & meaning wholly dubious; as real √ BaZMG 1887, 609 ff. Ol§ 123 c; accusative to DlW p. 22 אבה Assyrian abû = decide, אָב = he who decides; Thes (so Rob Ges NöZMG xl, 737 & compare Sta§ 186 and others) makes אָב noun primarily biliteral, imitating infant's speech compare πάππας, pappa, papa (compare Ew§ 106 a); also Assyrian bab JenZA 1886, 404). Englishman's Concordance (References) |