Bible Dictionary
PAPER REEDS
A phrase in Isaiah 19:7 referring to the reed-covered or meadow lands along the Nile. The Revised Version renders the expression “meadows.”
Definition
Paper reeds is an older expression for reed-covered or meadow land. In Isaiah 19:7, the Revised Version renders the phrase “meadows.”
Biblical Usage
The expression occurs in the King James Version of Isaiah 19:7 in a description concerning the land of Egypt.
Historical Background
The term represents a Hebrew word rendered “meadows” in the Revised Version.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>redz: In Isa 19:7 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "meadows").</p>