Lexicon arukah: Healing, restoration, health Original Word: אֲרוּכָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance health, made up, perfected Or rarukah {ar-oo-kaw'}; feminine passive participle of 'arak (in the sense of restoring to soundness); wholeness (literally or figuratively) -- health, made up, perfected. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom arak Definition healing, restoration NASB Translation health (3), recovery (1), repair (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֲרוּכָה noun feminine healing of a wound, restoration (properly the new flesh that grows at the wounded spot, Arabic ![]() a. healing, restoration of Israel Isaiah 58:8, here with verb צָמַח, elsewhere with עָלָה; Jeremiah 8:22 ("" רָפָא), with עָלָה Hiph`il, subject ׳י, Jeremiah 30:17; Jeremiah 33:6 ("" id.) b. restoration of walls of temple 2 Chronicles 24:13, of walls of Jerusalem (compare Fi above) Nehemiah 4:1 (both with עלה). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root אָרַךְ (arak), which means "to prolong" or "to make long."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2386 (ἰάομαι, iaomai): This Greek term means "to heal" or "to cure," and it is used in the New Testament to describe physical healing, often in the context of Jesus' miracles. Usage: The word אֲרוּכָה is used in the context of physical healing or restoration, often implying a return to a state of health or integrity. It appears in the Hebrew Bible to describe the process or result of healing. Context: אֲרוּכָה (arukah) is a noun that appears in the Hebrew Scriptures to describe the concept of healing or restoration. It is used in contexts where physical or metaphorical healing is needed, emphasizing the return to a state of wholeness. For example, in Jeremiah 8:22, the prophet laments the lack of healing for the people, asking, "Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?" (BSB). Here, אֲרוּכָה is translated as "health" or "healing," highlighting the desired restoration of the people to a state of well-being. The term underscores the biblical theme of God's ability to restore and heal, both physically and spiritually, and is often associated with divine intervention or the application of remedies that lead to recovery. Forms and Transliterations אֲרֻכַ֖ת אֲרֻכָ֥ה אֲרוּכָ֛ה אֲרוּכָה֙ ארוכה ארכה ארכת וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖ וארכתך ’ă·ru·ḵāh ’ă·rū·ḵāh ’ă·ru·ḵaṯ ’ăruḵāh ’ărūḵāh ’ăruḵaṯ aruChah aruChat vaaruchateCha wa’ăruḵāṯəḵā wa·’ă·ru·ḵā·ṯə·ḵāLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Chronicles 24:13 HEB: הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה וַתַּ֧עַל אֲרוּכָ֛ה לַמְּלָאכָ֖ה בְּיָדָ֑ם NAS: labored, and the repair work KJV: was perfected by them, INT: work progressed and the repair work their hands Nehemiah 4:7 Isaiah 58:8 Jeremiah 8:22 Jeremiah 30:17 Jeremiah 33:6 6 Occurrences |