- Original: אבה - Transliteration: 'ebeh - Phonetic: ay-beh' - Definition: 1. reed, papyrus ++++ Probably ships made of reeds or papyrus were the clipper sailing ships of those days because of their speed. - Origin: from H14 (in the sense of bending toward) - TWOT entry: 3c - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H14 (in the sense of bending towards); the papyrus: - swift. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • swift, 1 Job 9:26