Achu אָחוּ
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| אָחוּ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | achu |
| Strong's number | H260 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | meadow |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (2) |
Achu (Hebrew אָחוּ, Strong's H260) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “meadow”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
reeds, marsh plants, rushes
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | meadow (2), flag (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | among the reeds (2), do reeds (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Achu, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 41:2And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
- Genesis 41:18And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
Job
- Job 8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).