קָנֶה (qāneh) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning stalk. It appears
62 times
in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7070).
Also rendered
branch
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2040a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2040a)stalk, reed; water-plant; calamus; measuring-rod, beam, shaft, branches, shoulder-joint; erect, rod, tube, stem, radius; balance, bone, cane
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
קָנֶהnoun, masculine: stalk, reed
1.stalk of grain
2.water-plant, reed
3.calamus, aromatic reed
4.derived meanings
a.measuring-rod
b.unit of measure, reed (of 6 cubits)
c.beam of scales, for scales themselves
d.shaft of lamp-stand
e.branches thereof
f.shoulder-joint
Strong's H7070קָנֶה: a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard) KJV:balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, × spearman, stalk.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2040: קנהqnh — Root of: קָנֶה stalk, reed