Lexicon :: Strong's H699 - 'ărubâ

אֲרֻבָּה

Transliteration

'ărubâ

Pronunciation

ar-oob-baw'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Participle passive of אָרַב (H693) (as if for lurking)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 156d

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

אֲרֻבָּה ʼărubbâh, ar-oob-baw'; feminine participle passive of H693 (as if for lurking); a lattice; (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water):—chimney, window.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H699 in the following manner: windows (8x), chimney (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H699 in the following manner: windows (8x), chimney (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

lattice, window, sluice
(CLBL) chimney (lattice opening where smoke escapes)

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STRONGS H699: Abbreviations

† אֲרֻבָּה noun feminine lattice, window, sluice (Mishna id.) — א׳ Hosea 13:3; plural אֲרֻבּוֺת 2 Kings 7:2 +, construct id.. Malachi 3:10; אֲרֻבֹּת Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:2; אֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶם Isaiah 60:8; — lattice, latticed opening, where smoke escaped Hosea 13:3; openings of dove-cote Isaiah 60:8; metaphor of eyes Ecclesiastes 12:3 (as latticed by lashes ? Hi Now; only here of opening to look through); elsewhere of sluices in sky, opened by י׳, through which rain pours destructively, הַשָּׁמַיִם א׳ Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:2, compare Isaiah 24:18 (מִמָּרוֺם מ׳); but also fertilizing 2 Kings 7:2, 19 (בשׁמים א׳); figurative of blessing Malachi 3:10 (השׁמים א׳).

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