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In biblical times, reeds were prevalent in the regions surrounding the Nile River, the Jordan River, and other bodies of water in the Near East. They held significant practical and symbolic importance in the biblical narrative. Hebrew and Greek Terms In the Hebrew Bible, the word for reed is "קָנֶה" (qaneh), which can refer to a reed or a measuring rod. In the New Testament, the Greek term "κάλαμος" (kalamos) is used, which also denotes a reed or a writing pen. Biblical References and Symbolism 1. Construction and Everyday Use: Reeds were used in the construction of baskets, mats, and even boats. The most famous biblical account involving reeds is the account of Moses' infancy. His mother placed him in a basket made of reeds and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile (<a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">Exodus 2:3</a>). This highlights the practical use of reeds in daily life. 2. Symbol of Frailty and Weakness: Reeds often symbolize fragility and instability. In <a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a>, the prophet Isaiah uses the imagery of a broken reed to describe the unreliability of relying on Egypt for support: "Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it." 3. Measuring Rod: Reeds were also used as measuring rods. In Ezekiel's vision of the new temple, a reed is used to measure the dimensions of the temple (<a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3-5</a>). This use underscores the reed's role in precision and order. 4. Symbol of Justice and Mercy: In the New Testament, Jesus refers to a prophecy from Isaiah, "A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish" (<a href="/matthew/12-20.htm">Matthew 12:20</a>). This passage emphasizes Christ's gentle and compassionate nature, highlighting His approach to justice and mercy. 5. Mockery of Christ: During the crucifixion, a reed was used to mock Jesus. The soldiers placed a reed in His hand as a scepter, mocking His claim to kingship (<a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29-30</a>). This act of mockery fulfilled the prophecy and highlighted the suffering and humiliation Christ endured. Cultural and Historical Context Reeds were abundant in the ancient Near East, particularly in the marshlands of Egypt and the Jordan Valley. They were an essential resource for the people, providing materials for various aspects of daily life. The imagery of reeds in the Bible often draws on their physical characteristics—flexibility, fragility, and utility—to convey deeper spiritual truths. Conclusion Reeds in the Bible serve as a multifaceted symbol, representing both the practical aspects of ancient life and deeper spiritual truths. They illustrate themes of fragility, reliance, justice, and mercy, woven throughout the biblical narrative.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>PAPER REEDSredz: In <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Isaiah 19:7</a> the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "meadows").<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5488.htm">5488. suph -- reeds, rushes</a> ... 5487, 5488. suph. 5489 . reeds, rushes. Transliteration: suph Phonetic Spelling: (soof) Short Definition: red. Word Origin probably ... /hebrew/5488.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/260.htm">260. achu -- reeds, rushes</a> ... 259, 260. achu. 261 . reeds, rushes. Transliteration: achu Phonetic Spelling: (aw'-khoo) Short Definition: grass. Word Origin of ... /hebrew/260.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm">7070. qaneh -- a stalk, reed</a> ... from an unused word Definition a stalk, reed NASB Word Usage branch (4), branches (18), calamus (1), cane (2), elbow (1), reed (5), reed...reeds (1), reeds (4 ... /hebrew/7070.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/98.htm">98. agam -- a marsh, muddy pool</a> ... From an unused root (meaning to collect as water); a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds -- pond, pool, standing (water). ... /hebrew/98.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/the_boyhood_and_training_of.htm">The Boyhood and Training of Moses</a> ... But when she could no longer hide him, she took a basket made of papyrus reeds, daubed it with mortar and pitch, and put the child in it. ... /.../sherman/the childrens bible/the boyhood and training of.htm<a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xxxv_light_after_darkness.htm">Light after Darkness</a> ... A tangle of wind-mown reeds tripped him and pitched him to his knees among the high marsh growth. ... Kenkenes, in his couch of reeds, slept on peacefully. ... //christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxxv light after darkness.htm<a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xx_the_treasure_cave.htm">The Treasure Cave</a> ... He rowed across what he believed to be one-half of its width and drew into the reeds. ... When they were all within he closed the entrance and unrolled the reeds. ... //christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xx the treasure cave.htm<a href="/library/theodoret/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_theodoret/chapter_xxxviii_of_the_persecutions_in.htm">Of the Persecutions in Persia and of them that were Martyred There ...</a> ... cases the hands were flayed, in others the back; of others they stripped the heads of skin from brow to beard; others were enveloped in split reeds with the ... /.../chapter xxxviii of the persecutions in.htm<a href="/library/lathbury/childs_story_of_the_bible/chapter_ix_the_cradle_that.htm">The Cradle that was Rocked by a River.</a> ... flood. Then she wrapped her baby carefully and laid him in the little boat, and set it among the reeds at the edge of the river Nile. ... /.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter ix the cradle that.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/christ_the_arrester_of_incipient.htm">Christ the Arrester of Incipient Evil and the Nourisher of ...</a> ... In none of us has the virus so gone through our veins but that it is capable of being expelled. The reeds are all bruised, the reeds are none of them broken. ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/christ the arrester of incipient.htm<a href="/library/francis/treatise_on_the_love_of_god/chapter_vi_of_the_excellent.htm">Of the Excellent Value which Sacred Love Gives to the Actions ...</a> ... Our works as proceeding from ourselves are but frail reeds; but these reeds become golden by charity, and with the same we measure the heavenly Jerusalem ... /.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter vi of the excellent.htm<a href="/library/baring-gould/the_village_pulpit_volume_ii_trinity_to_advent/lxvi_the_meeting_hereafter.htm">The Meeting Hereafter.</a> ... There were a great many reeds by the river side, with his dagger he reaped them down, and he wrapped the babe up in rushes and reeds thickly round it, and tied ... /.../the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/lxvi the meeting hereafter.htm<a href="/library/arnold/the_christian_life/lecture_i_genesis_iii_22.htm">Genesis iii. 22</a> ... Clear it is that we are in an evil case; we have lost our way; we are like men who are bewildered in those endless forests of reeds which line some of the ... //christianbookshelf.org/arnold/the christian life/lecture i genesis iii 22.htm<a href="/library/macdonald/unspoken_sermons/the_eloi.htm">The Eloi.</a> ... God, nothing to do with him, save in the sunshine of the mind when we feel him near us, we are poor creatures, willed upon, not willing; reeds, flowering reeds ... //christianbookshelf.org/macdonald/unspoken sermons/the eloi.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/r/reeds.htm">Reeds (27 Occurrences)</a> ... PAPER REEDS. redz: In Isaiah 19:7 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "meadows"). ...Reeds (27 Occurrences). ... /r/reeds.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/p/paper-reeds.htm">Paper-reeds (1 Occurrence)</a> Paper-reeds. Paper, Paper-reeds. Papers . Multi-Version Concordance Paper-reeds (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 19:7 The paper ... /p/paper-reeds.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/p/paper.htm">Paper (5 Occurrences)</a> ... The expression in the Authorized Version (Isaiah 19:7), "the paper reeds by the brooks," is in the Revised Version more correctly "the meadows by the Nile ... /p/paper.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/num/4500.htm">4500 (5 Occurrences)</a> ... (See NAS NIV). Ezekiel 48:30 These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure; (See NAS NIV). ... /num/4500.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/k/kanah.htm">Kanah (3 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary Reedy; brook of reeds. ... He identifies it with Nahr el-Kasab, "river of reeds," mentioned by Beha ed-Din, the Moslem historian. ... /k/kanah.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/m/measuring-reed.htm">Measuring-reed (6 Occurrences)</a> ... (DBY YLT). Ezekiel 42:16 He measured the east side with the measuring-reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about. (DBY YLT). ... /m/measuring-reed.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/r/reed.htm">Reed (41 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) "Paper reeds" (Isaiah 19:7; RV, "reeds"). Hebrews `aroth, properly green herbage growing in marshy places. ... /r/reed.htm - 29k<a href="/topical/num/25000.htm">25000 (11 Occurrences)</a> ... land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to Yahweh, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of twenty-five thousand reeds, and the ... /num/25000.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/r/reedy.htm">Reedy (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds. 2. (a.) Having the quality of reed in tone, that is, //// and ... /r/reedy.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/c/cana.htm">Cana (4 Occurrences)</a> ... The Greek kana probably transliterates an old Hebrew qanah, "place of reeds." This ancient name survives in Khirbet Qana, a ruined site with rockhewn tombs ... /c/cana.htm - 11k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/red-reed-sea.html">Did the Israelites in the book of Exodus cross the Red Sea or the Reed Sea? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/penance-Bible.html">Is penance mentioned in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/adoption.html">What does the Bible say about adoption? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Reeds (27 Occurrences)<a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Genesis 41:2</a> and lo, from the River coming up are seven kine, of fair appearance, and fat 'in' flesh, and they feed among the reeds; (YLT NIV)<a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18</a> and lo, out of the River coming up are seven kine, fat 'in' flesh, and of fair form, and they feed among the reeds; (YLT NIV)<a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">Exodus 2:3</a> When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank. (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">Exodus 2:5</a> Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her handmaid to get it. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/job/8-11.htm">Job 8:11</a> Can the rush shoot up without mire? Can the reed-grass grow without water? (See RSV NIV)<a href="/job/40-21.htm">Job 40:21</a> He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/job/41-20.htm">Job 41:20</a> Out of his nostrils a smoke goes, as of a boiling pot over a fire of reeds. (WEB YLT NIV)<a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Psalms 68:30</a> Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples. Being humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations that delight in war. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Isaiah 19:6</a> The rivers will become foul. The streams of Egypt will be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags will wither away. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Isaiah 19:7</a> The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. (KJV WBS)<a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Isaiah 35:7</a> The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/51-32.htm">Jeremiah 51:32</a> and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are frightened. (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16</a> He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Ezekiel 42:17</a> He measured on the north side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed all around. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/ezekiel/42-18.htm">Ezekiel 42:18</a> He measured on the south side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/ezekiel/42-19.htm">Ezekiel 42:19</a> He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20</a> He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place. (KJV WBS)<a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1</a> Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to Yahweh, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of twenty-five thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all its border all around. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)<a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2</a> Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred reeds by five hundred, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof. (DBY)<a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Ezekiel 48:8</a> By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in its midst. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)<a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Ezekiel 48:9</a> The offering that you shall offer to Yahweh shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth. (WEB JPS ASV)<a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30</a> These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure; (WEB JPS ASV)<a href="/ezekiel/48-32.htm">Ezekiel 48:32</a> At the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. (WEB JPS ASV)<a href="/ezekiel/48-33.htm">Ezekiel 48:33</a> At the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. (WEB JPS ASV)<a href="/ezekiel/48-34.htm">Ezekiel 48:34</a> At the west side four thousand and five hundred reeds, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one. (WEB JPS ASV)<a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Ezekiel 48:35</a> It shall be eighteen thousand reeds around: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Yahweh is there. (WEB JPS ASV)<a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15</a> For though he be fruitful among the reed-plants, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD coming up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up; he shall spoil the treasure of all precious vessels. (See NAS)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/r/reeds.htm">Reeds</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/r/reeds.htm">Reeds (27 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/k/kanah.htm">Kanah (3 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/j/jungle.htm">Jungle (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/tone.htm">Tone (9 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/r/reef.htm">Reef (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/c/cana.htm">Cana (4 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/r/reed-plants.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Reed-plants"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Reed-plants" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/r/reeds_and_rushes.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Reeds and Rushes"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Reeds and Rushes" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>