Proverbs 30:21:6Prov.30.21.W6TAB
אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע
arba
“four”
- Transliteration
- ar-BA
- Extended
- ahr-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-TA-khat ar-BA
- clause
ve-TA-khat ar-BA LO-tu-KHAL se-ET
- sentence
TA-khat sha-LOSH rag-ZA E-rets ve-TA-khat ar-BA LO-tu-KHAL se-ET
Exegesis
The resumptive conjunction ve-tahat {וְתַ֥חַת | wə-ta-ḥat} ‘and under’ resumes the pattern for arba {אַרְבַּ֗ע | ʾar-baʿ} ‘four’.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–bet–ayin
“four”
In context — Proverbs 30:21
Under three things the earth trembles, and under four she cannot bear.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 30:21, so the Hebrew word אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע (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 Prov.30.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.21.W6.S1) and character.