Word Study · Strong's H737 · Hebrew
אֲרֻחָה
aruchah
ar-oo-khaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼăruchâh
“a ration of food”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a ration of food
Rendered in the KJV as
allowance, diet, dinner, victuals.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ2
- אֲרֻחָ֥ה1
- אֲרֻחַ֨ת1
- אֲרֻחַ֣ת1
- אֲרֻחַת֩1
How it is rendered · 4
- an allowance of2
- and allowance his2
- a food allowance1
- a portion of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 3
- HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcfsa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 25:30וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹvaaruchatoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.here: and allowance his
- 2 Kings 25:30אֲרֻחַ֨תʾaruchatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.here: an allowance of
Proverbs1 occurrence
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 40:5אֲרֻחָ֥הʾaruchahnoun · feminine singularBut before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.here: a food allowance
- Jeremiah 52:34וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹvaaruchatoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death.here: and allowance his
- Jeremiah 52:34אֲרֻחַת֩ʾaruchatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death.here: an allowance of