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Arba <a href="../hebrew/705.htm" title="705">►</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: Arba</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אַרְבַּע</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<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>Arba<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Arba<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root word for "four" (אַרְבַּע, H702).<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Arba in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Arba is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a specific individual. He is noted as the father of Anak and is associated with the Anakim, a race of giants mentioned in the Old Testament. The name Arba is also linked to the city of Hebron, which was originally called Kiriath Arba, meaning "City of Arba."<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Arba is a significant figure in the context of the ancient Near East, particularly in the narratives concerning the conquest of Canaan. The Anakim, to whom Arba is connected, were considered formidable giants and were among the inhabitants of Canaan that the Israelites encountered. The city of Hebron, associated with Arba, holds historical and religious significance as it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities and is linked to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>part of the place name <a href="/hebrew/7153.htm">Qiryath</a>, q.v.<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> II. <font class="hebrew2">אַרְבַּע</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> (called <font class="hebrew2">הָאָדָם הַגָּדוֺל בָּעֲנָקִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/14-15.htm">Joshua 14:15</a>, <font class="hebrew2">אֲבִי הָעֲנָק</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13</a>; compare <a href="/interlinear/joshua/21-11.htm">Joshua 21:11</a>), inferred (erroneous) from proper name, of a location <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">קִרְיַת א</font> (q. v.). <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>Arba <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba'</a>; Arba, one of the Anakim -- Arba. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba'</a> <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><a href="/hebrew/learbaah_702.htm">lə·’ar·bā·‘āh — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/learbaat_702.htm">lə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/learbatam_702.htm">lə·’ar·ba‘·tām — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/learbatan_702.htm">lə·’ar·ba‘·tān — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mearba_702.htm">mê·’ar·ba‘ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvearba_702.htm">ū·ḇə·’ar·ba‘ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvearbaah_702.htm">ū·ḇə·’ar·bā·‘āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vearba_702.htm">wə·’ar·ba‘ — 37 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vearbaah_702.htm">wə·’ar·bā·‘āh — 44 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vearbaat_702.htm">wə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ — 12 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><a href="/hebrew/arbaim_705.htm">’ar·bā·‘îm — 93 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/bearbaim_705.htm">bə·’ar·bā·‘îm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haarbaim_705.htm">hā·’ar·bā·‘îm — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kearbaim_705.htm">kə·’ar·bā·‘îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vearbaim_705.htm">wə·’ar·bā·‘îm — 36 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/arbatayim_706.htm">’ar·ba‘·tā·yim — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/chaoreg_707.htm">ḵā·’ō·rêḡ — 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 = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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