703. arba

Strong's Lexicon

arba: Four

Original Word: אַרְבַּע
Part of Speech: noun masculine and feminine; feminine plural noun; noun feminine singular; feminine plural noun; feminine; masculine plural noun; masculine plural noun
Transliteration: arba`
Pronunciation: ar-BAH
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-bah')
Definition: Four
Meaning: four

Word Origin: From a root word meaning "to be four"

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5064 (τέσσαρες, tessares): The Greek equivalent for the number four, used in the New Testament.

Usage: The Hebrew word "arba" is a cardinal number used to denote the quantity "four." It is used throughout the Old Testament to describe quantities, measurements, and groupings. As a numeral, it is straightforward in its application, often appearing in lists, genealogies, and descriptions of objects or events.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, numbers often held symbolic significance. The number four is associated with completeness and universality, as seen in the four corners of the earth or the four winds. It is a number that frequently appears in the context of creation and the natural world, reflecting the order and structure that God has established.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to arba
Definition
four
NASB Translation
four (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אַרְבַּע, אַרְבְּעָה noun masculine and feminine four; —

1. masculine: before feminine plural noun Daniel 7:2,3; noun feminine singular מְאָה ׳א Ezra 6:17; after feminine plural noun Daniel 7:6; as predicate אַרְבַּ֑ע Daniel 7:17.

2. feminine: before masculine plural noun Daniel 7:6,16; after masculine plural noun Daniel 3:25.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

four

(Aramaic) corresponding to arba' -- four.

see HEBREW arba'

Forms and Transliterations

אַרְבְּעָ֗ה אַרְבְּעָ֥ה אַרְבַּ֑ע אַרְבַּ֛ע אַרְבַּ֣ע אַרְבַּע֙ ארבע ארבעה וְאַרְבְּעָ֤ה וְאַרְבַּ֤ע וארבע וארבעה ’ar·ba‘ ’ar·bə·‘āh ’arba‘ ’arbə‘āh arBa arbeAh vearBa vearbeAh wə’arba‘ wə’arbə‘āh wə·’ar·ba‘ wə·’ar·bə·‘āh

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 6:17
HEB: מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י
KJV: two hundred rams, four hundred lambs;
INT: hundred lambs four hundred male

Daniel 3:25
HEB: חָזֵ֜ה גֻּבְרִ֣ין אַרְבְּעָ֗ה שְׁרַ֙יִן֙ מַהְלְכִ֣ין
NAS: Look! I see four men loosed
KJV: I see four men loose,
INT: see men four loosed walking

Daniel 7:2
HEB: לֵֽילְיָ֑א וַאֲר֗וּ אַרְבַּע֙ רוּחֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א
NAS: and behold, the four winds
KJV: and, behold, the four winds
INT: night and behold the four winds of heaven

Daniel 7:3
HEB: וְאַרְבַּ֤ע חֵיוָן֙ רַבְרְבָ֔ן
NAS: And four great beasts
KJV: And four great beasts
INT: and four beasts great

Daniel 7:6
HEB: וְלַ֨הּ גַּפִּ֥ין אַרְבַּ֛ע דִּי־ ע֖וֹף
NAS: had on its back four wings
KJV: the back of it four wings
INT: A leopard wings four which of a bird

Daniel 7:6
HEB: (גַּבַּ֑הּ ק) וְאַרְבְּעָ֤ה רֵאשִׁין֙ לְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔א
NAS: the beast also had four heads,
KJV: the beast had also four heads;
INT: had upon back had four heads the beast

Daniel 7:17
HEB: דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין
NAS: which are four [in number], are four
KJV: which are four, [are] four
INT: which which are four are four kings

Daniel 7:17
HEB: אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְקוּמ֥וּן
NAS: are four [in number], are four kings
KJV: are four, [are] four kings,
INT: which are four are four kings will arise

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 703
8 Occurrences

’ar·ba‘ — 4 Occ.
’ar·bə·‘āh — 2 Occ.
wə·’ar·ba‘ — 1 Occ.
wə·’ar·bə·‘āh — 1 Occ.