Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H8594: תַּעֲרֻבָה

taʻărubâh · pronounced tah-ar-oo-baw' · “security”

Definition

suretyship, i.e. (concretely) a pledge

KJV translates it as: [phrase] hostage.

Word origin: from H6148 (עָרַב);

Extended definition

pledge, surety, hostage

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H8594 is translated

  • pledges ×2

Bible verses with H8594 (taʻărubâh)

Taʻărubâh appears in 2 verses.

  • 2 Kings 14:14

    And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:24

    And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed–edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.