Daniel 11:4:5Dan.11.4.W5TAB
לְאַרְבַּ֖ע
leharba
“to four”
- Transliteration
- leh-ar-BA
- Extended
- leh-ar-BAH
- IPA
- /lə.ʔarˈbaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to four
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
leh-ar-BA
- clause
oo-kheh-ahm-DO tish-sha-VER mal-khoo-TO veh-te-KHAATS leh-ar-BA roo-KHOT ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
oo-kheh-ahm-DO tish-sha-VER mal-khoo-TO veh-te-KHAATS leh-ar-BA roo-KHOT ha-sha-MA-yim veh-LO leh-ah-khah-ree-TO veh-LO khe-mash-LO a-SHER ma-SHAL KI tihn-na-TESH mal-khoo-TO veh-la-ah-kheh-REEM mihl-leh-VAD-EH-leh
Exegesis
The construct phrase lə’arba rūḥōṯ haššāmayim {לְאַרְבַּע רוּחוֹת הַשָּׁמָיִם | lə-ʾar-baʿ rū-ḥōṯ ha-šā-mā-yim} functions as an idiom for complete dispersal “to the four winds of the heavens.”
Root and etymology
Rootresh–bet
“great, many”
In context — Daniel 11:4
And as he stands, his realm will be broken and divided toward the four winds of the heavens, but it will not go to his posterity nor continue under his rule, for his kingdom will be uprooted and granted to others beyond these.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 11:4, so the Hebrew word לְאַרְבַּ֖ע (leharba) 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 Dan.11.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.4.W5.S1) and character.