אָחוּ ʼâchûw

Meaning

a bulrush or any marshy grass (particularly that along the Nile)

In the King James Version: flag, meadow.

Derivation: of uncertain (perhaps Egyptian) derivation;

Where it is used

• Genesis 41:2 when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
• Genesis 41:18 when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
• Job 8:11 Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?