אֲרֻחָה ʼăruchâh

Meaning

a ration of food

In the King James Version: allowance, diet, dinner, victuals.

Derivation: feminine passive participle of H732 (אָרַח) (in the sense of appointing);

Where it is used

• 2 Kings 25:30 And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.
• Proverbs 15:17 Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
• Jeremiah 40:5 But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
• Jeremiah 52:34 And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death.