Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʻărubbâh

ar-oob-baw'

עֲרֻבָּה

What it means

something given as security, i.e. a token or a bondsman

something given as security, i.e. (literally) a token (of safety) or (metaphorically) a bondsman

Where it comes from

feminine passive participle of ʻĂnammelek (עֲנַמֶּלֶךְ) in the sense of a bargain or exchange

How the King James translates it

  • pledge1
  • surety1

Every place it appears 2

1 Samuel17:18
Proverbs17:18