Reed (Easton)

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'Paper reeds' (Isaiah 19:7; RSV, 'reeds'). Heb. 'aroth, properly green herbage growing in marshy places. Heb. kaneh (1 Kings 14:15; Job 40:21; Isaiah 19:6 ), whence the Gr. kanna, a 'cane,' a generic name for a reed of any kind. The reed of Egypt and Palestine is the Arundo donax, which grows to the"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter R Bible Dictionaries Reed Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Redemption Next Entry Refiner Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Reed Scofield Reference Index Reed Thompson Chain Reference Reeds Reed Bruised Reed Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Reeds & Rope Dictionaries American Tract Society Reed Easton's Bible Dictionary Reed Fausset Bible Dictionary Reed Holman Bible Dictionary Reeds Reed, Vessels of Reed Pipe (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Reed Paper Reeds Measuring Line, Measuring Reed Hastings' NT Dictionary Reed (2) Reed King James Dictionary Reed Morrish Bible Dictionary Reed Paper, Paper Reeds Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Reed Smith Bible Dictionary Reed Vines' Expository Dictionary Reed Webster Dictionary Sea Reed Reeding Reeded (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Paper Reed Reed Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Andrew Reed Free Reed Vibrator German Reed Entertainment (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Measuring Reed Paper Reeds Reed (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Reed McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Cady, Daniel Reed, D.D. Paper-Reed Reed (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Reed Lexicons ܝܰܡܳܐ‌ܕ݂ܣܽܘܦ݂ ܩܰܢܝܳܐ κάλαμος אֵבֶה אֲגַם , אֲגַם אַגְמוֹן (only first 3 shown) "Paper reeds" ( Isaiah 19:7 ; RSV, "reeds"). Heb. 'aroth, properly green herbage growing in marshy places. Heb. kaneh ( 1 Kings 14:15 ; Job 40:21 ; Isaiah 19:6 ), whence the Gr. kanna, a "cane," a generic name for a reed of any kind. The reed of Egypt and Palestine is the Arundo donax, which grows to the height of 12 feet, its stalk jointed like the bamboo, "with a magnificent panicle of blossom at the top, and so slender and yielding that it will lie perfectly flat under a gust of wind, and immediately resume its upright position." It is used to illustrate weakness ( 2 Kings 18:21 ; Ezekiel 29:6 ), also fickleness or instability ( Matthew 11:7 ; Compare Ephesians 4:14 ). A "bruised reed" ( Isaiah 42:3 ; Matthew 12:20 ) is an emblem of a believer weak in grace. A reed was put into our Lord's hands in derision ( Matthew 27:29 ); and "they took the reed and smote him on the head" (30). The "reed" on which they put the sponge filled with vinegar ( Matthew 27:48 ) was, according to ( John 19:29 ), a hyssop stalk, which must have been of some length, or perhaps a bunch of hyssop twigs fastened to a rod with the sponge. (See CANE .)

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