- Original: σκάφη - Transliteration: Skaphe - Phonetic: skaf'-ay - Definition: 1. anything dug out, hollow vessel, trough, tray, tub 2. of a boat - Origin: a primitive word - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: A skiff (as if dug out) or yawl (carried aboard a large vessel for landing): - boat. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • boat, 3 Act 27:16; Act 27:30; Act 27:32