Strong's Definition
from 1572; properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus
KJV Usage: (bul-)rush
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
גֹּ֫מֶא (go.me) — reed. rush, reed, papyrus
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Plants | ≈ אָחוּ · קָנֶה
papyrus = tall sedge with a smooth triangular stem, and multiple drooping, clustered flower stalks arising from the apex of the main stalk; ◄ |iCyperus papyrus|i*, found in the Nile valley; ► used for many different purposes in the Ancient Near East, such as writing material, ships, mattresses, furniture, rope, sandals, etc.
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גֹּ֫מֶא n.m. rush, reed, papyrus base
