Daniel 7:17:6Dan.7.17.W6TAB
אַרְבַּ֑ע
arba
“four”
- Transliteration
- ar-BA
- Extended
- ahr-beh-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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Word in context
- word
ar-BA
- clause
i-LEIN khe-VA-ta rav-re-va-TA DI i-NIN ar-BA
- sentence
i-LEIN khe-VA-ta rav-re-va-TA DI i-NIN ar-BA ar-be-A mal-KHIN ye-ku-MUN min-ar-A
Exegesis
The paired numerals arba {אַרְבַּע | ʾarbaʿ} and arbe'a {אַרְבְּעָה | ʾarbaʿā} ‘four’ stress the symbolic number, with the first agreeing with beasts and the second with malkhin {מַלְכִין | malkhîn} ‘kings.’
In context — Daniel 7:17
These great beasts , which are four, are four kings who will arise from the earth .
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 7:17, so the Hebrew word אַרְבַּ֑ע (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 Dan.7.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.17.W6.S1) and character.