אֲרֻחָה
ʼăruchâh · ar-oo-khaw'
a ration of food
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine passive participle of H732 (אָרַח) (in the sense of appointing);
a ration of food
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: allowance, diet, dinner, victuals.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the head, the highest › to separate and protect › to reveal, behold
Strength, the leader of the head, the highest that works to separate and protect that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲרֻחָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and his allowance1 · 17%
- allowance1 · 17%
- is a dinner1 · 17%
- him victuals1 · 17%
- and for his diet1 · 17%
- diet1 · 17%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.