pomboo
- dugong, sea cow. Dugong, sea cow. An aquatic mammal whose skin was used in the construction of the tabernacle; the term refers to a type of specially finished leather, possibly from the dugong or another marine animal.
Example: na njũa cia ndũrũme itoboketio rangi-inĩ igatunĩha, o na njũa cia pomboo, na mbaũ cia mũtĩ ta mũgaa, (rams’ skins dyed red, and tahash Tahash : perhaps a kind of specially finished leather. The Greek and Latin versions took it for the color hyacinth. skins; acacia wood;); na njũa cia ndũrũme itoboketio rangi-inĩ igatunĩha, na njũa cia pomboo, o na mbaũ cia mĩtĩ ta mĩgaa; (rams’ skins dyed red, and tahash skins; acacia wood;)