Hebrew · H705

אַרְבָּעִים

Forty

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אַרְבָּעִיםH705

Pronunciationʾarĕbāʿiym

What does אַרְבָּעִים (ʾarĕbāʿiym) mean in the Bible?

אַרְבָּעִים (ʾarĕbāʿiym) is a Hebrew word meaning "forty".

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What does אַרְבָּעִים (ʾarĕbāʿiym) mean in the Bible?

אַרְבָּעִים (ʾarĕbāʿiym) is a Hebrew word meaning "forty".

How does the BSB render H705?

The BSB source-word alignment has 135 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include forty (34), . . . (28), for forty (16), and forty (13), [was] forty (3).

Where does אַרְבָּעִים (ʾarĕbāʿiym) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 5:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (20), Deuteronomy (16), Genesis (15), Nehemiah (12).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

forty34×Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:29, Genesis 25:20, Genesis 26:34

. . .28×Genesis 5:13, Genesis 47:28, Numbers 1:21, Numbers 1:25

for forty16×Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Numbers 14:33

and forty13×Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Exodus 24:18, Exodus 26:21

[was] forty3×1 Kings 2:11, 1 Kings 11:42, 1 Chronicles 29:27

forty-one3×1 Kings 15:10, 2 Kings 14:23, 2 Chronicles 12:13

forty-two3×Numbers 35:6, 2 Kings 2:24, 2 Kings 10:14

in the fortieth3×Numbers 33:38, Deuteronomy 1:3, 1 Chronicles 26:31

of forty3×Deuteronomy 9:11, 2 Kings 8:9, Ezekiel 29:13

402×Genesis 32:15, Ezekiel 4:6

422×Ezra 2:24, Nehemiah 7:28

forty-five2×Genesis 18:28, Joshua 14:10

. . . 40,5001×Numbers 26:18

[to be] forty1×Ezekiel 41:2

[was] twenty-two1×2 Chronicles 22:2

[will be] forty-eight1×Numbers 35:7

4,000 {}1×1 Kings 4:26

40,000 {}1×1 Chronicles 12:36

40,5001×Numbers 2:19

42,000 {}1×Judges 12:6

About 40,0001×Joshua 4:13

among forty1×Judges 5:8

amount to forty-nine1×Leviticus 25:8

each forty [cubits]1×Ezekiel 46:22

forty-five [beams]1×1 Kings 7:3

four1×2 Samuel 15:7

had 44,7601×1 Chronicles 5:18

numbered 40,5001×Numbers 1:33

of the forty1×Genesis 18:29

So in the forty-first1×2 Chronicles 16:13

taking the forty1×Genesis 50:3

than forty {lashes}1×Deuteronomy 25:3

there were forty-eight1×Joshua 21:41

was forty1×2 Samuel 2:10

was forty-one1×1 Kings 14:21

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 5:13

Aligned rows135

Books represented21

Genesis15Exodus9Leviticus1Numbers20Deuteronomy16Joshua5Judges71 Samuel22 Samuel41 Kings102 Kings51 Chronicles52 Chronicles5Ezra7Nehemiah12Job1Psalms1Jeremiah1Ezekiel6Amos2Jonah1

Source forms

אַרְבָּעִ֥ים45x’ar·bā·‘îmGenesis 7:17, Exodus 34:28, Numbers 1:33, Numbers 2:19

אַרְבָּעִ֣ים28x’ar·bā·‘îmGenesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 8:6

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים11xwə·’ar·bā·‘îmGenesis 47:28, Exodus 26:21, Exodus 36:26, 2 Samuel 10:18

אַרְבָּעִ֖ים8x’ar·bā·‘îmGenesis 18:28, Numbers 14:34, Numbers 32:13, 1 Kings 2:11

וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים7xwə·’ar·bā·‘îmGenesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Exodus 24:18, Leviticus 25:8

אַרְבָּעִ֨ים6x’ar·bā·‘îmJoshua 14:7, Joshua 14:10, 2 Samuel 2:10, 1 Kings 7:38

וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים6xwə·’ar·bā·‘îmExodus 34:28, Deuteronomy 9:9, Deuteronomy 9:18, 1 Kings 19:8

וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים6xwə·’ar·bā·‘îmNumbers 1:21, Numbers 1:41, Numbers 2:11, Numbers 2:28

Parsing patterns

Number - common plural93xGenesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17

Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural36xGenesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 47:28, Exodus 24:18

Article | Number - common plural3xGenesis 18:29, Numbers 33:38, 1 Chronicles 26:31

Preposition-b | Number - common plural2xDeuteronomy 1:3, Judges 5:8

Preposition-k | Number - common plural1xJoshua 4:13

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אַרְבָּעִים

What does אַרְבָּעִים (ʾarĕbāʿiym) mean in the Bible?

What does אַרְבָּעִים (ʾarĕbāʿiym) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H705?

Where does אַרְבָּעִים (ʾarĕbāʿiym) appear in Scripture?

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