Hebrew · H705, H5221

אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ

Forty · to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

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אַרְבָּעִים H705 forty
Pronunciation ʾarĕbāʿiym
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נָכָה H5221 to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation nāḵāh
Strike spans lethal violence to divine punishment; core notion is forceful impact with moral or consequential weight.
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What does אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ (arbaim yakennu) mean in the Bible?

אַרְבָּעִים · נָכָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "forty".

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Meaning

forty
Word Origins

אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ is built from this root:

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