Joshua 21:24:6Josh.21.24.W6TAB
אַרְבַּֽע׃
arba
“four”
- Transliteration
- ar-BA
- Extended
- ar-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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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-BA
- clause
a-REEM ar-BA
- sentence
ET-ai-ya-LON ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ET-gat-ri-MON ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-REEM ar-BA
Exegesis
The noun-number sequence ʿārîm arba {עָרִים אַרְבַּע | ʿā-rîm ʾar-baʿ} ‘cities four’ follows the Hebrew cardinal pattern, rendered as “four cities” in English to preserve emphasis and clarity.
Root and etymology
ר־ב־ע
“four”
In context — Joshua 21:24
Aijalon and its pasturelands , Gath-Rimmon and its pasturelands—four cities .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 21:24, so the Hebrew word אַרְבַּֽע׃ (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 Josh.21.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.24.W6.S1) and character.