1 Kings 18:19:101 Kgs.18.19.W10TAB
אַרְבַּ֧ע
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 va-kha-mi-SHIM
- clause
ve-et-ne-vi-E ha-ba-AL ar-BA me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM u-ne-vi-E ha-a-she-RA ar-BA me-OT o-khe-LE shul-KHAN i-za-VEL
- sentence
ve-a-TA she-LAKH ke-VOTS e-LAI et-KAL-yis-ra-EL el-HAR ha-kar-MEL ve-et-ne-vi-E ha-ba-AL ar-BA me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM u-ne-vi-E ha-a-she-RA ar-BA me-OT o-khe-LE shul-KHAN i-za-VEL
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-ʾet-nə-ḇiʾê {וְאֶת־נְבִיאֵי | wə-ʾet-nə-ḇiʾê} introduces ha-baʿal {הַבַּעַל | ha-baʿal} ‘prophets of Baal’, enumerated by the compound numeral ʾarbaʿ mêʾōṯ va-ḥămišîm {אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים | ʾarbaʿ mêʾōṯ va-ḥămišîm} ‘four hundred and fifty’ (450).
A parallel u-nə-ḇiʾê hā-ʾašērāh {וּנְבִיאֵי הָאֲשֵׁרָה | u-nə-ḇiʾê hā-ʾašērāh} ‘prophets of Asherah’ is numbered by ʾarbaʿ mêʾōṯ {אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת | ʾarbaʿ mêʾōṯ} ‘four hundred’ (400).
In context — 1 Kings 18:19
So now, send and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and also the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 18:19, so the Hebrew word אַרְבַּ֧ע (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 Kgs.18.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.19.W10.S1) and character.