What does כְּלִי · גֹּמֶא mean in the Bible?
כְּלִי · גֹּמֶא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "papyrus vessels, reed boats".
Hebrew · H3627, H1573
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 phrase meaning "papyrus vessels, reed boats".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3627, H1573?
H3627, H1573 is connected to 329 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. papyrus vessels, reed boats
Strong's H3627, H1573
Lexical occurrences 329 verses Source Gloss
papyrus vessels, reed boats
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כְּלֵי־גֹמֶא is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain