Judges 20:2:10Judg.20.2.W10TAB
אַרְבַּ֨ע
arba
“four”
- Transliteration
- ar-BA
- Extended
- ahr-BAA
- IPA
- /ʔarˈbaːʕ/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ar-BA me-OT E-lef
- clause
ar-BA me-OT E-lef ISH rag-LI sho-LEF KHA-rev
- sentence
va-yit-ya-tsu-VU pi-NOT kol-ha-AM KOL shiv-TE yis-ra-EL bik-HAL AM ha-e-lo-HIM ar-BA me-OT E-lef ISH rag-LI sho-LEF KHA-rev
Exegesis
The numeric construction arba meot elef {אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף | ʾarbaʿ mēʾōṯ ʾēlef} employs Hebrew multiplicative syntax to denote 400,000.
Root and etymology
א־ר־ב’-r-b
“lie in wait”
In context — Judges 20:2
And the chiefs of all the people, from every tribe of Israel, took their stand in the assembly of the people of God —four hundred thousand infantrymen drawing the sword.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 20:2, so the Hebrew word אַרְבַּ֨ע (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 Judg.20.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.2.W10.S1) and character.