1 Chronicles 21:5:161 Chr.21.5.W16TAB
אַרְבַּע֩
arba
“four”
- Transliteration
- ar-BA
- Extended
- ahr-BAH
- IPA
- /ʔarˈbaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- four
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-BA
- phraseyour reading level
ar-BA me-OT ve-shiv-IM E-lef
- clause
va-ye-HI khol-yis-ra-EL E-lef a-la-FIM u-me-A E-lef ISH sho-LEF KHE-rev vi-ye-hu-DA ar-BA me-OT ve-shiv-IM E-lef ISH sho-LEF KHA-rev
- sentence
va-yit-TEN yo-AV et-mis-PA-r mif-kad-ha-AM el-da-VID va-ye-HI khol-yis-ra-EL E-lef a-la-FIM u-me-A E-lef ISH sho-LEF KHE-rev vi-ye-hu-DA ar-BA me-OT ve-shiv-IM E-lef ISH sho-LEF KHA-rev
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:5
And Joab gave the number of the census of the people to David, and all Israel was 1,100,000 men drawing the sword, and Judah was 470,000 men drawing the sword.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:5:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Chronicles 21:5, so the Hebrew word אַרְבַּע֩ (arba) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.21.5.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.5.W16.S1) and character.