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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אֲרֻחָהH737
Pronunciationʾărûḥāh
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 dish1×Proverbs 15:17
a ration1×Jeremiah 40:5
provided1×Jeremiah 52:34
vvv1×2 Kings 25:30
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 25:30וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹtovvvConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular2 Kings 25:30אֲרֻחַ֨תtoNoun - feminine singular constructProverbs 15:17אֲרֻחַ֣תtoa dishNoun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 40:5אֲרֻחָ֥הtoa rationNoun - feminine singularJeremiah 52:34וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹtoprovidedConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularJeremiah 52:34אֲרֻחַת֩to. . .Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Kings 25:30
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
2 Kings2Proverbs1Jeremiah3
Source forms
וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ2xwa·’ă·ru·ḥā·ṯōw2 Kings 25:30, Jeremiah 52:34
אֲרֻחָ֥ה1x’ă·ru·ḥāhJeremiah 40:5
אֲרֻחַ֨ת1x’ă·ru·ḥaṯ2 Kings 25:30
אֲרֻחַ֣ת1x’ă·ru·ḥaṯProverbs 15:17
אֲרֻחַת֩1x’ă·ru·ḥaṯJeremiah 52:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct3x2 Kings 25:30, Proverbs 15:17, Jeremiah 52:34
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular2x2 Kings 25:30, Jeremiah 52:34
Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 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 definitionSource: 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:
אָרַחH732