2 Samuel 21:22:12 Sam.21.22.W1TAB
אֶת־אַרְבַּ֥עַת
etarbaat
“{direct object marker} four of”
- Transliteration
- et-AR-ba-at
- Extended
- eht-AHR-bah-aht
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔarˈbaʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} four of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-AR-ba-at
- phraseyour reading level
et-AR-ba-at E-leh
- clause
et-AR-ba-at E-leh yul-le-DU le-ha-ra-FA be-GAT
- sentence
et-AR-ba-at E-leh yul-le-DU le-ha-ra-FA be-GAT va-yip-le-LU ve-YAD-da-VID u-ve-YAD a-va-DAI-v
Exegesis
The verse opens with the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ-} marking “these four” as the focus, followed by the numeral arba‘at {אַרְבַּעַת | ʾar-ba‛at} and demonstrative eleh {אֵלֶּה | ʾel-leh}.
Root and etymology
ר-ב-עr-b-‘
“four”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:22
These four were born to Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 21:22, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַרְבַּ֥עַת (etarbaat) 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 Sam.21.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.22.W1.S1) and character.