Lexical Definition

‎אֵבֶה‎ ʼêbeh (ay-beh') papyrus ^H:N-M
from ‎אָבָה‎ (in the sense of bending toward)

swift.

• the papyrus

1) reed, papyrus
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Probably ships made of reeds or papyrus were the clipper sailing ships of those days because of their speed.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֵ֫בֶה‎ noun [masculine] reed, papyrus (etymology uncertain; = Arabic , Assyrian abu Dl^W, AGI) ‎אֳנִיּוֺת‎ ‎אֵבֶ֑ה‎ Job 9:26 (craft made of reeds, light & swift, Heliod.^{Aethiop. X, 460}) = ‎כְּלֵיגֹֿמֶא‎ Isa 18:2.

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