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אֲרֻחָה H737
H737 is the Hebrew word אֲרֻחָה, transliterated ʼăruchâh and said ar-oo-khaw'. The King James Version most often renders it allowance.
What it means
a ration of food.
Where it comes from
feminine passive participle of H732 (אָרַח) (in the sense of appointing).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: allowance, diet, dinner, victuals.
Verses using אֲרֻחָה
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
2 Kings 25:30 · KJV
And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
Proverbs 15:17 · KJV
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Jeremiah 40:5 · KJV
Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
Jeremiah 52:34 · KJV
And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
Common questions
What does Strong's H737 mean?
H737 is the Hebrew word אֲרֻחָה (ʼăruchâh), meaning a ration of food.
How is H737 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it allowance (2 times), diet (2 times), dinner (1 time), victuals (1 time).
How many times does H737 appear in the Bible?
אֲרֻחָה (ʼăruchâh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H737 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine passive participle of H732 (אָרַח) (in the sense of appointing).
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