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

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

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

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).

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2376: θυρίς (thyris) • This Greek term refers to a window or an opening, similar to the Hebrew אֲרֻבָּה, and is used in the New Testament to describe physical windows.
• G3692: ὀπή (ope) • This Greek word means an opening or a hole, often used in a metaphorical sense to describe spiritual or divine openings, akin to the metaphorical use of אֲרֻבָּה in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The word אֲרֻבָּה appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often describing architectural features that allow for the passage of air, light, or smoke. It is used metaphorically in some instances to describe the heavens or the divine provision.

Context: • The term אֲרֻבָּה is used in several passages to describe physical structures that serve practical purposes. For example, in Genesis 7:11, it is used to describe the "windows of the heavens" that were opened during the flood: "In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month—on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened."
• In 2 Kings 7:2, the term is used in a metaphorical sense when the officer of the king of Israel doubts the prophecy of Elisha: "The officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, 'Look, even if the LORD should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?' But Elisha replied, 'You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!'"
• The word also appears in Ecclesiastes 12:3, where it is translated as "windows" in a poetic description of old age: "On the day the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men stoop, when the grinders cease because they are few, and those watching through the windows see dimly."
• The usage of אֲרֻבָּה in these contexts highlights its role in both literal and figurative language, emphasizing openings that allow for the movement of elements such as water, air, and light, as well as divine intervention.

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·bōṯInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts