Joshua 21:37:6Josh.21.37.W6TAB
אַרְבַּֽע׃
arba
“four”
- Transliteration
- ar-BA
- Extended
- ar-BAA
- 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-ke-de-MOT ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-mei-fa-AT ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-RIM ar-BA
Exegesis
The generic noun arim {עָרִ֖ים | ʿā-rîm} ‘cities’ precedes the numeral arba {אַרְבַּֽע׃ | ’ar-bā‘} ‘four’, placing the total count at the end. Punctuation in the English translation clarifies the listing structure while preserving the original Hebrew order and emphasis on enumeration.
Root and etymology
Rootrba
“four”
In context — Joshua 21:37
Kedemoth and its pastureland , and Mephaath and its pastureland; four cities in all.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:37:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 21:37, 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.21.37.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.37.W6.S1) and character.