2 Kings 14:13:212 Kgs.14.13.W21TAB
אַרְבַּ֥ע
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
- clause
ve-ya-VO-u va-ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yif-ROTS be-kho-MAT ye-ru-sha-LA-im be-SHA-ar e-fra-YIM ad-SHA-ar ha-pin-NA ar-BA me-OT a-MA
- sentence
ve-ET a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA ben-ye-ho-ASH ben-a-khaz-ya-HU ta-FAS ye-ho-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL be-VET sha-MESH ve-ya-VO-u va-ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yif-ROTS be-kho-MAT ye-ru-sha-LA-im be-SHA-ar e-fra-YIM ad-SHA-ar ha-pin-NA ar-BA me-OT a-MA
Exegesis
The numeric phrase arbaʿ mêʾōt ʾammāh {אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אַמָּה | arbaʿ mêʾōt ʾammāh} quantifies the breach following Hebrew multiplicative structure. In English, “then” and “and” map the vav-consecutive sequence to preserve temporal flow.
In context — 2 Kings 14:13
And Joash king of Israel seized Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh . Then he proceeded to Jerusalem and broke open the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, covering four hundred cubits .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:13:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 2 Kings 14:13, so the Hebrew word אַרְבַּ֥ע (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 2 Kgs.14.13.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.13.W21.S1) and character.