Original Language Studio
Joshua 4:13
“About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אַרְבָּעִיםʼarbâʻîym · ar-baw-eem'
H705 · Hebrew
H705 · Hebrew
- Definition
- forty
- Derivation
- multiple of H702 (אַרְבַּע);
- KJV renderings
- -forty.
- Grammar
- כְּ — preposition
- אַרְבָּעִ֥ים — cardinal number, both genders, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 135 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 5:13Genesis 7:4Genesis 7:4Genesis 7:12Genesis 7:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אַרְבָּעִים here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.