Hebrew · H705, H3915 · unreviewed

אַרְבָּעִים לַיְלָה

Forty · properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity

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אַרְבָּעִים H705 forty
Pronunciation ʾarĕbāʿiym
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לַיִל H3915 properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity
Pronunciation laylāh
Night as darkness symbolizing adversity and spiritual danger; fundamental biblical metaphor for trial and divine testing.
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What does אַרְבָּעִים לַיְלָה (arba'im laylah) mean in the Bible?

אַרְבָּעִים · לַיִל is a Hebrew word meaning "forty".

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Meaning

forty
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