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Lexicon :: Strong's H737 - 'ăruḥâ

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אֲרֻחָה
Transliteration
'ăruḥâ
Pronunciation
ar-oo-khaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Passive participle of אָרַח (H732) (in the sense of appointing)
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TWOT Reference: 161b

Strong’s Definitions

אֲרֻחָה ʼăruchâh, ar-oo-khaw'; feminine passive participle of H732 (in the sense of appointing); a ration of food:—allowance, diet, dinner, victuals.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H737 in the following manner: allowance (2x), diet (2x), dinner (1x), victuals (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H737 in the following manner: allowance (2x), diet (2x), dinner (1x), victuals (1x).

  1. meal, allowance, ration

    1. food

    2. diet

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲרֻחָה ʼăruchâh, ar-oo-khaw'; feminine passive participle of H732 (in the sense of appointing); a ration of food:—allowance, diet, dinner, victuals.
STRONGS H737: Abbreviations
† אֲרֻחָה noun feminine meal, allowance (of food) absolute Jeremiah 40:5; construct אֲרֻחַת יָרָק Proverbs 15:17 a portion of herbs, i.e. a slender meal; elsewhere of allowance given to captive king Jehoiachin, תָּמִיד א׳ a continual allowance 2 Kings 25:30 = Jeremiah 52:34; אֲרֻחָתוֺ ib. = id.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

25:30

Proverbs

15:17

Jeremiah

40:5; 52:34

H737

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H737 matches the Hebrew אֲרֻחָה ('ăruḥâ),
which occurs 6 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:30 - and his allowance, a continual one, was given to him by the king (Evil-meridach), a portion every day, for the rest of his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17 -

Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present

Than a fattened ox served with hatred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - While Jeremiah was still hesitating, the captain of the bodyguard said, “Go on back then to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed [governor] over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people; or else go wherever it seems right for you to go.” So the captain of the bodyguard gave him an allowance of food and a gift and let him go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:34 - And his allowance, a regular allowance was given to him by the king of Babylon, a daily portion [according to his needs] until the day of his death, [fn]all the days of his life.
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