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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.
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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 for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17 - Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
than a fattened ox and hatred with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - If you remain,[fn] then return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever you think it right to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:34 - and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, until the day of his death, as long as he lived.
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