ʼurvâh — H723

Definition

feminine noun

a herding-place for an animal

1. manger, crib, stall (for animals)

Usually translated as

stall

Origin

or ʼărâyâh; from H717 (in the sense of feeding)

• Derived from ʼârâh (H717)

Greek equivalents

• phátnē (G5336)

Occurrences

ʼurvâh occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (2)

• 1 Kings 4:26 — And Solomon had forty thousand stalls (אֻרְוֹ֥ת) of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
• 2 Chronicles 9:25 — And Solomon had four thousand stalls (אֻֽרְי֤וֹת) for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 32:28 — Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls (וְאֻֽרָוֹת֙) for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.