What does אֲרֻחָה (ʾărûḥāh) mean in the Bible?
אֲרֻחָה (ʾărûḥāh): Allocated food portion, often implying official provision or maintenance rather than casual eating
Hebrew · H737
אֲרֻחָה
A ration of food
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אֲרֻחָה H737
Pronunciation ʾărûḥāh
What does אֲרֻחָה (ʾărûḥāh) mean in the Bible?
אֲרֻחָה (ʾărûḥāh): Allocated food portion, often implying official provision or maintenance rather than casual eating
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H737?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), a dish (1), a ration (1), provided (1), vvv (1).
Where does אֲרֻחָה (ʾărûḥāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 25:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), 2 Kings (2), Proverbs (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 . . . 1× Jeremiah 52:34
a dish 1× Proverbs 15:17
a ration 1× Jeremiah 40:5
provided 1× Jeremiah 52:34
vvv 1× 2 Kings 25:30
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 25:30 וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ to vvv Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Kings 25:30 אֲרֻחַ֨ת to Noun - feminine singular construct Proverbs 15:17 אֲרֻחַ֣ת to a dish Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 40:5 אֲרֻחָ֥ה to a ration Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 52:34 וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ to provided Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Jeremiah 52:34 אֲרֻחַת֩ to . . . Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 25:30
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
2 Kings 2 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ 2x wa·’ă·ru·ḥā·ṯōw 2 Kings 25:30, Jeremiah 52:34
אֲרֻחָ֥ה 1x ’ă·ru·ḥāh Jeremiah 40:5
אֲרֻחַ֨ת 1x ’ă·ru·ḥaṯ 2 Kings 25:30
אֲרֻחַ֣ת 1x ’ă·ru·ḥaṯ Proverbs 15:17
אֲרֻחַת֩ 1x ’ă·ru·ḥaṯ Jeremiah 52:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 3x 2 Kings 25:30, Proverbs 15:17, Jeremiah 52:34
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 25:30, Jeremiah 52:34
Noun - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 40:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Allocated food portion, often implying official provision or maintenance rather than casual eating
Source Gloss
a ration of food
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Allocated food portion, often implying official provision or maintenance rather than casual eating
a ration of food BDB: meal Usage: allowance, diet, dinner, victuals.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲרֻחָה is built from this root:
אָרַח H732
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