Strong's Concordance
Original word: κάλαμος
Transliteration: kalamos
Definition (short): reed
Definition (full): a reed
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: a prim. word
Definition: a reed
NASB Translation: measuring rod (2), pen (1), reed (8), rod (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Or uncertain affinity; a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen -- pen, reed.
References
KJV:
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
NASB:
As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
KJV:
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
NASB:
"A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY.
KJV:
And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
NASB:
And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"