Daniel 8:22:5Dan.8.22.W5TAB
אַרְבַּ֧ע
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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Word in context
- word
ar-BA
- phraseyour reading level
ar-BA mal-khu-YOT
- clause
ar-BA mal-khu-YOT mi-GOY ya-a-MOD-na ve-LO ve-kho-KHO
- sentence
veh-han-NISH-be-RET va-ta-a-MOD-na ar-BA takh-TE-ha ar-BA mal-khu-YOT mi-GOY ya-a-MOD-na ve-LO ve-kho-KHO
Exegesis
The narrative sequence vataʿamōdnāh {וַתַּעֲמֹדְנָה | wa-ttaʿmōdnāh} 'and they stood' is a Qal wayyiqtol agreeing in feminine plural with malkhuyōt {מַלְכֻיּוֹת | malkhuyōt} 'kingdoms', which the numeral arbaʿ {אַרְבַּע | ’arba‘} specifies.
In context — Daniel 8:22
And the one that was broken —when four stood in its place—four kingdoms will arise from that nation, but not by its power.
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 8:22, so the Hebrew word אַרְבַּ֧ע (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.8.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.22.W5.S1) and character.