Strong’s H6161 · Hebrew
עֲרֻבָּה
ʻărubbâh · ar-oob-baw'
Origin feminine passive participle of עֲנַמֶּלֶךְ (H6048) in the sense of a bargain or exchange;
Meaning something given as security, i.e. (literally) a token (of safety) or (metaphorically) a bondsman
In the King James Version pledge, surety.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- 1 Samuel 17:18And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
- Proverbs 17:18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.