Hebrew - English Dictionary
H7070 - Calamus
| Strong's No.: | H7070 |
| Hebrew: | קָנֶה |
| Transliteration: | qâneh |
| Phonetic: | kaw-neh' |
| Word Origin: | From H7069 |
| Bible Usage: | {balance} {bone} {branch} {calamus} {cane} {reed} X-(idiom) {spearman} stalk. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for {measuring}) shaft: {tube} {stem } the radius (of the {arm}) beam (of a steelyard) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. reed, stalk, bone, balances a. stalk b. water-plant, reed c. calamus (aromatic reed) d. derived meanings 1. measuring-rod 2. reed (as unit of measure - 6 cubits) 3. beam (of scales - for scales themselves) 4. shaft (of lampstand) 5. branches (of lampstand) 6. shoulder-joint |
| Bible References:
Calamus |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
balance ( 1 )
branch ( 5 )
branches ( 19 )
calamus ( 3 )
cane ( 2 )
reed ( 22 )
reeds ( 6 )
spearmen ( 1 )
stalk ( 2 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.