- Original: καλάμη - Transliteration: Kalame - Phonetic: kal-am'-ay - Definition: 1. a stalk of grain or a reed, stubble, a. the stalk left after the ears are cut off - Origin: from G2563 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Feminine of G2563 ; a stalk of grain that is (collectively) stubble: - stubble. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • stubble, 1 1 Corinthians 3:12