reed
go.me denotes a reed, seen as plant growth and as material for an ark or waterborne vessels.
The occurrences depict a reed both as vegetation associated with watery or restored ground and as material used for an ark and vessels on the water.
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Reed as plant and construction material · dominant
All four occurrences use the masculine singular absolute noun in concrete settings. In Exodus 2:3 the APB renders a reed ark set among reeds on the Nile bank; in Isaiah 18:2 it renders vessels of reed on the waters; Isaiah 35:7 places it with grass and branch in renewed ground; and Job 8:11 asks whether it can rise without a swamp.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “reed” in each verse, including “reed ark” and “vessels of reed.” These renderings confirm the verses' concrete settings rather than establish finer distinctions.