Hebrew · H3627, H1573 · unreviewed

כְּלֵי־גֹמֶא

Something prepared , i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) · properly, an absorbent , i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity ); specifically the papyrus

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כְּלִי H3627 something prepared , i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
גֹּמֶא H1573 properly, an absorbent , i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity ); specifically the papyrus
Pronunciation gōmeʾ
Absorbent plant material; papyrus/bulrush valued for writing surfaces and symbolic fragility in biblical imagery
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What does כְּלֵי־גֹמֶא (kĕlê-gōmeʾ) mean in the Bible?

כְּלִי · גֹּמֶא is a Hebrew word meaning "papyrus vessels, reed boats".

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Meaning

papyrus vessels, reed boats
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