ʼăruchâh — H737

Definition

feminine noun

a ration of food

1. meal, allowance, ration
1. food
2. diet

Usually translated as

allowance, diet, dinner, victuals

Origin

feminine passive participle of H732 (in the sense of appointing)

• ʼârach (H732)

Occurrences

ʼăruchâh occurs 6 times in 4 verses of the King James.

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

• 2 Kings 25:30 — And his allowance (וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ) was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
• 2 Kings 25:30 — And his allowance was a continual allowance (אֲרֻחַ֨ת) given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
• Proverbs 15:17 — Better is a dinner (אֲרֻחַ֣ת) of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
• Jeremiah 40:5 — 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 (אֲרֻחָ֥ה) and a reward, and let him go.
• Jeremiah 52:34 — And for his diet (וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ), 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.
• Jeremiah 52:34 — And for his diet, there was a continual diet (אֲרֻחַת֩) given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.