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(Heb., or rather Egyptian, ahu, Job 8:11 ), rendered "meadow" in Genesis 41:2,18; probably the Cyperus esculentus, a species of rush eaten by cattle, the Nile reed. It also grows in Palestine.

In Exodus 2:3,5 , Isaiah 19:6 , it is the rendering of the Hebrew Suph_, a word which occurs frequently in connection with _yam; As Yam suph , To denote the "Red Sea" (q.v.) or the sea of weeds (as this word is rendered, Jonah 2:5 ). It denotes some kind of sedge or reed which grows in marshy places. (See PAPER, REED .)

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Flag'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​f/flag.html. 1897.
 
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