Isaiah 17:6:10Isa.17.6.W10TAB
אַרְבָּעָ֣ה
arbaa
“four”
- Transliteration
- ar-ba-A
- Extended
- ahr-bah-AAH
- IPA
- /ʔarbaːˈʕaː/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ar-ba-A
- phraseyour reading level
ar-ba-A kha-mi-SHA
- clause
ar-ba-A kha-mi-SHA bis-e-PE-ha po-ri-YA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE Israel
- sentence
ve-nish-AR-BO o-le-LOT ke-NO-kef ZA-yit she-NA-yim she-lo-SHA gar-ge-RIM be-ROSH a-MIR ar-ba-A kha-mi-SHA bis-e-PE-ha po-ri-YA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE Israel
Exegesis
A numeric sequence shenayim shelosha arba‘ah chamishah {שְׁנַ֧יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה חֲמִשָּׁ֗ה | šə-nā-yim šə-lō-shā ar-bā-ʿā ḥa-mî-shā} highlights scarcity.
In context — Isaiah 17:6
And there will remain in it gleanings like the shaking of an olive tree—two or three berries at the top of the highest bough, four or five on its fruitful branches—declares the LORD God of Israel .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 17:6, so the Hebrew word אַרְבָּעָ֣ה (arbaa) 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 Isa.17.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.6.W10.S1) and character.