699. arubbah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
arubbah: Window, lattice, sluice

Original Word: אֲרֻבָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: arubbah
Pronunciation: ah-roo-BAH
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-oob-baw')
Definition: Window, lattice, sluice
Meaning: a lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to lurk or to lie in wait.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of divine provision and blessing can be related to Greek words like "anothen" (ἄνωθεν, G509), meaning "from above," which is used in contexts of heavenly origin or blessing.

Usage: The Hebrew word "arubbah" primarily refers to an opening or aperture, often translated as "window" or "lattice" in the context of ancient architecture. It can also denote a sluice or a channel through which water flows. In the biblical context, it is used metaphorically to describe the windows of heaven, symbolizing divine provision or judgment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern architecture, windows were not just for light and ventilation but also served as strategic points for observation and defense. The concept of "windows of heaven" reflects the ancient understanding of the cosmos, where the sky was perceived as a solid dome with openings through which rain could be poured out by divine command. This imagery is deeply rooted in the agrarian culture of the Israelites, who depended on seasonal rains for their crops.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from arab
Definition
a lattice, window, sluice
NASB Translation
chimney (1), floodgates (2), lattices (1), windows (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
chimney, window

Feminine participle passive of 'arab (as if for lurking); a lattice; (by implication) a window, dove-cot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water) -- chimney, window.

see HEBREW 'arab

Forms and Transliterations
אֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ ארבות ארבתיהם׃ בָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃ בארבות׃ וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת וַאֲרֻבֹּ֥ת וארבת מֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃ מארבה׃ ’ă·rub·bō·ṯê·hem ’ă·rub·bō·wṯ ’ărubbōṯêhem ’ărubbōwṯ arubbOt arubboteiHem bā’ărubbōwṯ bā·’ă·rub·bō·wṯ baarubBot mê’ărubbāh mê·’ă·rub·bāh mearubBah vaarubBot wa’ărubbōṯ wa·’ă·rub·bōṯ
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Genesis 7:11
HEB: תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֔ה וַאֲרֻבֹּ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם נִפְתָּֽחוּ׃
NAS: burst open, and the floodgates of the sky
KJV: broken up, and the windows of heaven
INT: deep of the great and the floodgates of the sky were opened

Genesis 8:2
HEB: מַעְיְנֹ֣ת תְּה֔וֹם וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א
NAS: of the deep and the floodgates of the sky
KJV: also of the deep and the windows of heaven
INT: the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky was restrained

2 Kings 7:2
HEB: יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה
NAS: should make windows in heaven,
KJV: would make windows in heaven,
INT: the LORD make windows heaven become

2 Kings 7:19
HEB: יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה
NAS: should make windows in heaven,
KJV: should make windows in heaven,
INT: the LORD make windows heaven become

Ecclesiastes 12:3
HEB: וְחָשְׁכ֥וּ הָרֹא֖וֹת בָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃
NAS: and those who look through windows grow dim;
KJV: and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
INT: grow look windows

Isaiah 24:18
HEB: בַּפָּ֑ח כִּֽי־ אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת מִמָּרוֹם֙ נִפְתָּ֔חוּ
NAS: in the snare; For the windows above
KJV: in the snare: for the windows from on high
INT: the snare For the windows high are opened

Isaiah 60:8
HEB: וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים אֶל־ אֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: And like the doves to their lattices?
KJV: and as the doves to their windows?
INT: the doves about chimney

Hosea 13:3
HEB: מִגֹּ֔רֶן וּכְעָשָׁ֖ן מֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃
NAS: And like smoke from a chimney.
KJV: and as the smoke out of the chimney.
INT: the threshing smoke A chimney

Malachi 3:10
HEB: לָכֶ֗ם אֵ֚ת אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥י
NAS: I will not open for you the windows of heaven
KJV: if I will not open you the windows of heaven,
INT: I will not open the windows of heaven out

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 699
9 Occurrences


’ă·rub·bō·wṯ — 4 Occ.
’ă·rub·bō·ṯê·hem — 1 Occ.
bā·’ă·rub·bō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
mê·’ă·rub·bāh — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·rub·bōṯ — 2 Occ.
















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