Joshua 21:39:6Josh.21.39.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
KOL-a-RIM ar-BA
- sentence
ET-KHESH-bon ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ET-ya-a-ZER ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha KOL-a-RIM ar-BA
Exegesis
Finally, kol arim arba {כָּל־עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע | kol-ʿā-rîm ār-bāʿ} ‘all towns four’ places the numeral after its noun for totality, rendered in English by “in all” or “a total of” to preserve the Hebrew emphasis. English omits the et markers and supplies connective phrasing to maintain clarity.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–bet–ayin
“four”
In context — Joshua 21:39
Heshbon and its pasturelands and Jazer and its pasturelands; in all, four towns .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:39:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 21:39, 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.21.39.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.39.W6.S1) and character.