Numbers 7:8:2Num.7.8.W2TAB
אַרְבַּ֣ע
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET ar-BA ha-a-ga-LOT
- clause
ve-ET ar-BA ha-a-ga-LOT ve-ET shmo-NAT ha-ba-KAR na-TAN liv-NEI me-ra-RI
- sentence
ve-ET ar-BA ha-a-ga-LOT ve-ET shmo-NAT ha-ba-KAR na-TAN liv-NEI me-ra-RI ke-FI a-vo-da-TAM be-YAD i-ta-MAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The clause begins with the object marker ve’et {וְאֵת | wə-ʾêṯ} ‘and’ linking the two direct objects: four carts (arba {אַרְבַּע | ʾar-baʿ} + ha’agalot {הָעֲגָלוֹת | hā-ʿă-gā-lōṯ}) and eight oxen (shmonat {שְׁמֹנַת | šə-mō-nāṯ} + ha-bakar {הַבָּקָר | ha-bā-qār}).
In context — Numbers 7:8
And he gave four carts and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 7:8, so the Hebrew word אַרְבַּ֣ע (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 Num.7.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.8.W2.S1) and character.