What does אֲרוּכָה (ʾărûkāh) mean in the Bible?
אֲרוּכָה (ʾărûkāh): Comprehensive restoration or healing, moving from physical mending to relational and spiritual wholeness
Hebrew · H724
אֲרוּכָה
Wholeness (literally or figuratively)
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אֲרוּכָהH724
Pronunciationʾărûkāh
What does אֲרוּכָה (ʾărûkāh) mean in the Bible?
אֲרוּכָה (ʾărûkāh): Comprehensive restoration or healing, moving from physical mending to relational and spiritual wholeness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H724?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the repair (2), and your healing (1), has the health (1), health (1), your health (1).
Where does אֲרוּכָה (ʾărûkāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Chronicles 24:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), 2 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1), Nehemiah (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 Itthe repair2×2 Chronicles 24:13, Nehemiah 4:7
and your healing1×Isaiah 58:8
has the health1×Jeremiah 8:22
health1×Jeremiah 33:6
your health1×Jeremiah 30:17
Show sample aligned rows
2 Chronicles 24:13אֲרוּכָ֛הtothe repairNoun - feminine singularNehemiah 4:7אֲרוּכָה֙tothe repairNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 58:8וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖toand your healingConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularJeremiah 8:22אֲרֻכַ֖תtohas the healthNoun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 30:17אֲרֻכָ֥הtoyour healthNoun - feminine singularJeremiah 33:6אֲרֻכָ֥הtohealthNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Chronicles 24:13
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
2 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Isaiah1Jeremiah3
Source forms
אֲרֻכָ֥ה2x’ă·ru·ḵāhJeremiah 30:17, Jeremiah 33:6
אֲרוּכָ֛ה1x’ă·rū·ḵāh2 Chronicles 24:13
אֲרוּכָה֙1x’ă·rū·ḵāhNehemiah 4:7
אֲרֻכַ֖ת1x’ă·ru·ḵaṯJeremiah 8:22
וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖1xwa·’ă·ru·ḵā·ṯə·ḵāIsaiah 58:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular4x2 Chronicles 24:13, Nehemiah 4:7, Jeremiah 30:17, Jeremiah 33:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xIsaiah 58:8
Noun - feminine singular construct1xJeremiah 8:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Comprehensive restoration or healing, moving from physical mending to relational and spiritual wholeness
Source Gloss
wholeness (literally or figuratively)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Comprehensive restoration or healing, moving from physical mending to relational and spiritual wholeness
wholeness (literally or figuratively) BDB: healing Usage: health, made up, perfected.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲרוּכָה is built from this root: