Joshua 21:35:6Josh.21.35.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-RIM ar-BA
- sentence
ET-DIM-nah ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ET-na-ha-LAL ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-RIM ar-BA
Exegesis
The sequence concludes with the plural noun arim {עָרִ֖ים | ʿărīm} ‘towns’ modified by the numeral arbaʿ {אַרְבַּֽע | ʾarbaʿ} ‘four’, indicating the total number of settlements. In translation, the nontranslatable direct object marker is omitted, and the Hebrew list is rendered as coordinated English phrases to maintain fluency.
Root and etymology
ר־ב־ע
“four”
In context — Joshua 21:35
Dimnah and its pasturelands and Nahalal and its pasturelands—four towns in all.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:35:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 21:35, 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.21.35.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.35.W6.S1) and character.