Strong's Hebrew #8594 - תַּעֲרֻבָה taarubah (a pledge)

hostage

From arab; suretyship, i.e. (concretely) a pledge -- + hostage.

see HEBREW arab

1) pledge, surety, hostage
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H6148
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1686d

[תַּעַרֻבָה] noun feminine pledge; — only plural in phrase בְּנֵי הַתַּעַרֻבוֺת 2 Kings 14:14 i.e. hostages = 2 Chronicles 25:24.

Strong's Hebrew: 8594. תַּעֲרֻבוֹת (taarubah) — 2 Occurrences

2 Kings 14:14
HEB: וְאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹת וַיָּ֖שָׁב שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃
NAS: house, the hostages also, and returned
INT: of the king's afflicted the hostages and returned to Samaria

2 Chronicles 25:24
HEB: וְאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹת וַיָּ֖שָׁב שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
NAS: house, the hostages also, and returned
INT: of the king's afflicted the hostages and returned to Samaria