Numbers 2:11:4Num.2.11.W4TAB
וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים
vearbaim
“and forty”
- Transliteration
- ve-ar-ba-IM
- Extended
- veh-ahr-baa-EEM
- IPA
- /vəʔarbaˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and forty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ar-ba-IM
- phraseyour reading level
shi-SHA ve-ar-ba-IM
- clause
shi-SHA ve-ar-ba-IM E-lef va-kha-MESH me-OT
- sentence
u-tse-VA-o u-pe-ku-DAI-v shi-SHA ve-ar-ba-IM E-lef va-kha-MESH me-OT
Exegesis
The numeral šîššāh {שִׁשָּׁ֧ה | šîššāh} “six” plus arbaʻîm {אַרְבָּעִים | arbaʻîm} “forty” follow the Hebrew additive pattern, then ʼēleṯ {אֶ֖לֶף | ʼēleṯ} “thousand” scales the total to 46,000.
In context — Numbers 2:11
And his army and those numbered with him were 46,500 .
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 2:11, so the Hebrew word וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים (vearbaim) 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 Num.2.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.11.W4.S1) and character.