1 Samuel 17:16:61 Sam.17.16.W6TAB
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
arbaim
“forty”
- Transliteration
- ar-ba-IM
- Extended
- ahr-bah-EEM
- IPA
- /ʔarbaˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forty
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-ba-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ar-ba-IM YOM
- clause
va-yit-ya-TSEV ar-ba-IM YOM
- sentence
va-yig-GASH ha-pe-lish-TI ha-she-KEM ve-ha-a-REV va-yit-ya-TSEV ar-ba-IM YOM
Exegesis
The construct arbaim yom {אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יוֹם | arba-ʿîm yōm} denotes the precise duration of forty days. The English reconstructions mirror this repetition and firmness through parallel structures.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:16
The Philistine came forward morning and evening and stood firmly for forty days.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:16, so the Hebrew word אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (arbaim) 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 Sam.17.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.16.W6.S1) and character.