King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H8594
Transliteration: taarubah
Phonetic Spelling: (tah-ar-oo-baw')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: a pledge
Meaning: suretyship, a pledge
Word Summary
taarubah: a pledge
Original Word: תַּעֲרֻבָהTransliteration: taarubah
Phonetic Spelling: (tah-ar-oo-baw')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: a pledge
Meaning: suretyship, a pledge
Strong's Concordance
hostage From arab; suretyship, i.e. (concretely) a pledge -- + hostage.
see HEBREW arab
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H8594. taarubah
[תַּעַרֻבָה] noun feminine pledge; — only plural in phrase הַתַּעַרֻבוֺת בְּנֵי 2 Kings 14:14 i.e. hostages = 2 Chronicles 25:24.