Joshua 21:29:7Josh.21.29.W7TAB
אַרְבַּֽע׃
arba
“four”
- Transliteration
- ar-BA
- Extended
- ar-BAA
- IPA
- /ʔarˈbaː/
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-RIM ar-BA
- sentence
ET-Yar-MUT ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ET-EIN ga-NIM ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-RIM ar-BA
Exegesis
The final phrase arim arba {עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע | ʿā-rîm ar-baʿ} ‘towns four’ uses Hebrew noun–numeral order to summarize the total. English reorders for readability, grouping each town with its pastureland before stating the total count.
Root and etymology
r-b-ʿresh–bet–ayin
“four”
In context — Joshua 21:29
Jarmuth and its pastureland , En Gannim and its pastureland—four towns in all.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:29:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 21:29, 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.21.29.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.29.W7.S1) and character.