The meaning of “אֲרֻבָּה”
Understanding ʼărubbâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine participle passive of אָרַב (as if for lurking) chimney, window. - a lattice - (by implication) a window, dovec...
אֲרֻבָּה
feminine participle passive of אָרַב (as if for lurking) chimney, window. - a lattice - (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water) 1) lattice, window, sluice 2) (CLBL) chimney (lattice opening where smoke escapes)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 8:2 | “The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;” Word: אֲרֻבָּה (ʼărubbâh) | |
| 2 Kings 7:19 | “And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.” Word: אֲרֻבָּה (ʼărubbâh) | |
| Ecclesiastes 12:3 | “In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,” Word: אֲרֻבָּה (ʼărubbâh) | |
| Isaiah 60:8 | “Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?” Word: אֲרֻבָּה (ʼărubbâh) | |
| Hosea 13:3 | “Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.” Word: אֲרֻבָּה (ʼărubbâh) |
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