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Isaiah 42:3
“A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קָנֶהqâneh · kaw-neh'
H7070 · Hebrew
H7070 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
- Derivation
- from H7069 (קָנָה);
- KJV renderings
- balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.
- Grammar
- קָנֶ֤ה — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 62 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 41:5Genesis 41:22Exodus 25:31Exodus 25:32Exodus 25:32
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קָנֶה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.