A tall sedgy plant with a hollow stem, growing in moist places. In Isaiah 43:24; Jeremiah 6:20 , the Hebrew word Kaneh Is thus rendered, giving its name to the plant. It is rendered "reed" in 1 Kings 14:15; Job 40:21; Isaiah 19:6; 35:7 . In Psalm 68:30 the expression "company of spearmen" is in the margin and the Revised Version "beasts of the reeds," referring probably to the crocodile or the hippopotamus as a symbol of Egypt. In 2 Kings 18:21; Isaiah 36:6; Ezekiel 29:6,7 , the reference is to the weak, fragile nature of the reed. (See CALAMUS .)

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Cane'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/cane.html. 1897.

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