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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 703. אַרְבַּע (arba) -- Four</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/703.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezra/6-17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/703.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 703</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/702.htm" title="702">◄</a> 703. arba <a href="../hebrew/704.htm" title="704">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">arba: Four</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אַרְבַּע</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>noun masculine and feminine; feminine plural noun; noun feminine singular; feminine plural noun; feminine; masculine plural noun; masculine plural noun<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>arba`<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ar-BAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ar-bah')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Four<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>four<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From a root word meaning "to be four"<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G5064 (τέσσαρες, tessares):</b> The Greek equivalent for the number four, used in the New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>four<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>four (7).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אַרְבַּע</font>, <font class="hebrew2">אַרְבְּעָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine and feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>four</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1. masculine:</b></font> before <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>feminine plural noun</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-2.htm">Daniel 7:2,3</a>; <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine singular</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">מְאָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17</a>; after <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>feminine plural noun</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-6.htm">Daniel 7:6</a>; as predicate <font class="hebrew2">אַרְבַּ֑ע</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-17.htm">Daniel 7:17</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2. feminine:</b></font> before <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>masculine plural noun</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-6.htm">Daniel 7:6,16</a>; after <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>masculine plural noun</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-25.htm">Daniel 3:25</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>four <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba'</a> -- four. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין <b> אַרְבַּ֣ע </b> מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> two hundred rams, <span class="itali">four</span> hundred lambs;<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hundred lambs <span class="itali">four</span> hundred male<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חָזֵ֜ה גֻּבְרִ֣ין <b> אַרְבְּעָ֗ה </b> שְׁרַ֙יִן֙ מַהְלְכִ֣ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Look! I see <span class="itali">four</span> men loosed<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I see <span class="itali">four</span> men loose,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> see men <span class="itali">four</span> loosed walking<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֵֽילְיָ֑א וַאֲר֗וּ <b> אַרְבַּע֙ </b> רוּחֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and behold, <span class="itali">the four</span> winds<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and, behold, <span class="itali">the four</span> winds<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> night and behold <span class="itali">the four</span> winds of heaven<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְאַרְבַּ֤ע </b> חֵיוָן֙ רַבְרְבָ֔ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">And four</span> great beasts<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And four</span> great beasts<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">and four</span> beasts great<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלַ֨הּ גַּפִּ֥ין <b> אַרְבַּ֛ע </b> דִּי־ ע֖וֹף</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> had on its back <span class="itali">four</span> wings<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the back <span class="itali">of it four</span> wings<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A leopard wings <span class="itali">four</span> which of a bird<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">(גַּבַּ֑הּ ק) <b> וְאַרְבְּעָ֤ה </b> רֵאשִׁין֙ לְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the beast <span class="itali">also had four</span> heads,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the beast <span class="itali">had also four</span> heads;<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> had upon back <span class="itali">had four</span> heads the beast<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין <b> אַרְבַּ֑ע </b> אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> which <span class="itali">are four</span> [in number], are four<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which <span class="itali">are four,</span> [are] four<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which which <span class="itali">are four</span> are four kings<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע <b> אַרְבְּעָ֥ה </b> מַלְכִ֖ין יְקוּמ֥וּן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are four <span class="itali">[in number], are four</span> kings<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> are four, <span class="itali">[are] four</span> kings,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which are four <span class="itali">are four</span> kings will arise<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_703.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_703.htm">Strong's Hebrew 703<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/arba_703.htm">’ar·ba‘ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/arbeah_703.htm">’ar·bə·‘āh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vearba_703.htm">wə·’ar·ba‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vearbeah_703.htm">wə·’ar·bə·‘āh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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