אַרְבַּ֨ע
𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏
Qireyat Areba
Arba
A toponym meaning 'City of Arba' or potentially 'City of Four.' Primarily designates an ancient city in the southern hill country, later known as Hebron. The term combines 'city' (qiryah) and the personal name 'Arba' (a prominent Anakite figure), though a secondary folk etymology associates it with the numeral 'four.' The name is used exclusively as a place name in Biblical texts and refers to a specific city of significant ancestral and historical importance for the patriarchal and early Israelite periods.
Joshua 21:11 · Word #5
Lexicon H7153
| Lemma | קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 |
| Transliteration | Qireyat Areba |
| Strong's | H7153 |
| Definition | A toponym meaning 'City of Arba' or potentially 'City of Four.' Primarily designates an ancient city in the southern hill country, later known as Hebron. The term combines 'city' (qiryah) and the personal name 'Arba' (a prominent Anakite figure), though a secondary folk etymology associates it with the numeral 'four.' The name is used exclusively as a place name in Biblical texts and refers to a specific city of significant ancestral and historical importance for the patriarchal and early Israelite periods. |
Morphology HAcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Arba |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7153-01
four
| Morphological Notes | Adjective; cardinal number; feminine singular; absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a feminine singular absolute cardinal number from the root ארבע, denoting the quantity four. English does not mark grammatical gender in numerals, so "four" preserves the root meaning while reflecting its basic cardinal sense. |
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