1 Kings 15:33:121 Kgs.15.33.W12TAB
וְאַרְבַּ֖ע
vearba
“and four”
- Transliteration
- ve-ar-BA
- Extended
- veh-ahr-BAH
- IPA
- /vəʔarˈbaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and four
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-ar-BA
- phraseyour reading level
e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA
- clause
ma-LAKH ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA sha-NA
- sentence
bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA sha-NA
Exegesis
The numerical phrase esrim ve-arba {עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבַּ֖ע | ʿeśrīm wə-ʾarbaʿ} ‘twenty and four’ precedes shanah, reflecting Hebrew counting conventions. The English rendition preserves the Hebrew sequence of dating, ruler, location, and duration for clarity.
In context — 1 Kings 15:33
In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:33:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 15:33, so the Hebrew word וְאַרְבַּ֖ע (vearba) 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 Kgs.15.33.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.33.W12.S1) and character.