אֵ֫בֶה
e.veh
H0016
H:N-M
Hebrew
papyrus
1
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
e.veh denotes a papyrus boat in Job’s comparison of things passing swiftly.
The attested use places e.veh in Job’s image of boats that pass by swiftly, with the APB rendering the comparison as “reed boats.”
Senses in use
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Papyrus boat in a swift-passing comparison · dominant
In Job 9:26, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in a comparison of things that “pass by”; the APB renders the verse’s image as “They pass by like reed boats.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 9:26, the APB presents the verse’s comparison as “reed boats.” This wording confirms the image without isolating the term’s exact English equivalent.