Lexical Definition
אֲרוּכָה ʼărûwkâh (ar-oo-kaw') health H:N-F
or אֲרֻכָה ʼărukâh (ar-oo-kaw'); feminine passive participle of אָרַךְ (in the sense of restoring to soundness)
health, made up, perfected.
- wholeness (literally or figuratively)
1) healing, restoration
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲרוּכָה noun feminine healing of a wound, restoration (properly the new flesh that grows at the wounded spot, Arabic ; FiJPh xiii. 114-6, so Fl De on Isa 58:8 see also Di) — ׳א 2Chr 24:13; Neh 4:1* אֲרֻכָה Jer 30:17; Jer 33:6 construct אֲרֻכַת Jer 8:22 אֲרֻכָֽתְךָ Isa 58:8 — alwaysfig.
a. healing, restoration of Israel Isa 58:8, here with verb צָמַח, elsewhere with עָלָה; Jer 8:22 (|| רָפָא), with עָלָה Hiph`il, subject ׳י, Jer 30:17; Jer 33:6 (|| id.)
b. restoration of walls of temple 2Chr 24:13, of walls of Jerusalem (compare Fi above) Neh 4:1* (both with עלה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles | 24:13 |
| Nehemiah | 4:1* |
| Isaiah | 58:8 |
| Jeremiah | 8:22 · 30:17 · 33:6 |