What does אֲרֻבָּה (ʾărûbāh) mean in the Bible?
אֲרֻבָּה (ʾărûbāh): Opening with multiple apertures—literal holes that define the object's function across contexts.
Hebrew · H699
אֲרֻבָּה
A lattice ; (by implication) a window , dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water)
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אֲרֻבָּה H699
Pronunciation ʾărûbāh
What does אֲרֻבָּה (ʾărûbāh) mean in the Bible?
אֲרֻבָּה (ʾărûbāh): Opening with multiple apertures—literal holes that define the object's function across contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H699?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and the floodgates (2), the windows (2), windows (2), their shelters (1), through an open window (1).
Where does אֲרֻבָּה (ʾărûbāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 7:11. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (2), Genesis (2), Isaiah (2), Ecclesiastes (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and the floodgates 2× Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2
the windows 2× Isaiah 24:18, Malachi 3:10
windows 2× 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19
their shelters 1× Isaiah 60:8
through an open window 1× Hosea 13:3
through windows 1× Ecclesiastes 12:3
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Genesis 7:11 וַאֲרֻבֹּ֥ת to and the floodgates Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 8:2 וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת to and the floodgates Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 2 Kings 7:2 אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ to windows Noun - feminine plural 2 Kings 7:19 אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ to windows Noun - feminine plural Ecclesiastes 12:3 בָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃ to through windows Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 24:18 אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת to the windows Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 60:8 אֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ to their shelters Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Hosea 13:3 מֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃ to through an open window Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Malachi 3:10 אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת to the windows Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
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First aligned row Genesis 7:11
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
Genesis 2 2 Kings 2 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 2 Hosea 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ 2x ’ă·rub·bō·wṯ 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19
אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת 1x ’ă·rub·bō·wṯ Isaiah 24:18
אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת 1x ’ă·rub·bō·wṯ Malachi 3:10
אֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ 1x ’ă·rub·bō·ṯê·hem Isaiah 60:8
בָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃ 1x bā·’ă·rub·bō·wṯ Ecclesiastes 12:3
וַאֲרֻבֹּ֥ת 1x wa·’ă·rub·bōṯ Genesis 7:11
וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת 1x wa·’ă·rub·bōṯ Genesis 8:2
מֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃ 1x mê·’ă·rub·bāh Hosea 13:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 3x 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19, Isaiah 24:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Malachi 3:10
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 60:8
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Ecclesiastes 12:3
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular 1x Hosea 13:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Opening with multiple apertures—literal holes that define the object's function across contexts.
Source Gloss
a lattice ; (by implication) a window , dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Opening with multiple apertures—literal holes that define the object's function across contexts.
a lattice; (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water) BDB: lattice Usage: chimney, window.
Grammatical Forms
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Biblical Witnesses
Openings in the ark through which light and air entered during the flood
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Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain