אָחוּ
achu · reeds
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H260 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.What it means
achu (אָחוּ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “reeds”.
Marsh grass growing on the riverbank, especially along the Nile.
How to say it
a·chu
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Tall plants at the water's edge.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- reed grass ×2
- Do reeds ×1
Where it appears
- Genesis 41:2
And look, from the Nile there came up seven cows, beautiful in appearance and fat in flesh, and they grazed in the reed grass.
- Genesis 41:18
and look, from the Nile there came up seven cows, fat in flesh and beautiful in form, and they grazed in the reed grass.
- Job 8:11
Does papyrus rise up without marsh? Do reeds grow without water?