Lexical Summary aruchah: Healing, restoration, health Original Word: אֲרֻחָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance allowance, diet, dinner, victuals Feminine passive participle of 'arach (in the sense of appointing); a ration of food -- allowance, diet, dinner, victuals. see HEBREW 'arach NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originpass. part. of arach Definition a meal, allowance NASB Translation allowance (4), dish (1), ration (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֲרֻחָה noun feminine meal, allowance (of food) absolute Jeremiah 40:5; construct אֲרֻחַת יָרָק Proverbs 15:17 a portion of herbs, i.e. a slender meal; elsewhere of allowance given to captive king Jehoiachin, תָּמִיד ׳א a continual allowance 2 Kings 25:30 = Jeremiah 52:34; אֲרֻחָתוֺ ib. = id. Topical Lexicon Meaning and Scope of the ConceptThe word אֲרֻחָה centres on the idea of a prepared portion of food supplied on a regular basis—whether the simple fare of an ordinary household or the official “daily ration” issued by a monarch or military officer. Whenever the term surfaces, it highlights a gracious act of provision that secures a person’s well-being for the immediate day, not for a distant future. Occurrences and Narrative Settings • 2 Kings 25:30 & Jeremiah 52:34 – A daily allowance is granted to the released King Jehoiachin in Babylon. By appearing four times in the exile narratives (counting the parallels) and once in Wisdom literature, the term spans both historical reporting and practical moral instruction. Royal Allowance to Jehoiachin “Jehoiachin received a daily portion for each day, all the days of his life” (2 Kings 25:30). The event occurs in 562 BC when Evil-merodach ascends the Babylonian throne. The gesture: 1. Demonstrates a policy of benevolent exile, allowing the former Judean king to live with dignity. Provision for Jeremiah “Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard gave him provisions and a gift and let him go” (Jeremiah 40:5). Here the ration underscores two truths: • The messenger of God is preserved even when the nation falls. Wisdom Contrast in Proverbs “Better a small serving of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred” (Proverbs 15:17). The term depicts a modest, perhaps even meagre, meal. Within the proverb it teaches that the moral and relational climate of the table outweighs its culinary splendour. Love sanctifies the simplest fare; animosity spoils the richest feast. Theological Emphases 1. Daily Sufficiency: Echoes Israel’s manna experience and anticipates the petition, “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11). Practical Lessons for Ministry • Encourage Contentment – Believers are called to value love, fellowship, and righteous relationships above material abundance. Christological and Gospel Connections The preserved Davidic captive receiving a daily portion prefigures the ultimate preservation of the Messianic line culminating in Jesus Christ. Moreover, just as Jehoiachin’s table was furnished without his earning it, so the Gospel offers an unearned, sustaining grace, inviting all who hunger to be satisfied in the true Bread of Life (John 6:35). Forms and Transliterations אֲרֻחַ֣ת אֲרֻחַ֨ת אֲרֻחַת֩ אֲרֻחָ֥ה ארחה ארחת וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ וארחתו ’ă·ru·ḥāh ’ă·ru·ḥaṯ ’ăruḥāh ’ăruḥaṯ aruChah aruChat vaaruchaTo wa’ăruḥāṯōw wa·’ă·ru·ḥā·ṯōwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Kings 25:30 HEB: וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ אֲרֻחַ֨ת תָּמִ֧יד NAS: and for his allowance, a regular KJV: And his allowance [was] a continual INT: his allowance allowance A regular 2 Kings 25:30 Proverbs 15:17 Jeremiah 40:5 Jeremiah 52:34 Jeremiah 52:34 6 Occurrences |
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