Hebrew · H7970, H8141, H702, H3967 · unreviewed

שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה

Thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth · a year (as a revolution of time) · four · a hundred ; also as a multiplicative and a fraction

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שְׁלוֹשִׁים H7970 thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth
Pronunciation šĕlwōšiym
Cardinal and ordinal form of thirty; marks significant biblical milestones in age, priestly service, and narrative divisions.
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שָׁנֶה H8141 a year (as a revolution of time)
Pronunciation shanim
Cyclical time unit marking natural revolutions; foundational for age, covenant seasons, and divine chronology
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אַרְבַּע H702 four
מֵאָה H3967 a hundred ; also as a multiplicative and a fraction

What does שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה (šĕlōšîm šānâ wĕʾarbaʿ mēʾôt šānâ) mean in the Bible?

שְׁלוֹשִׁים · שָׁנֶה · אַרְבַּע · מֵאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth".

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Meaning

thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Infinitive construct 1
Stem
Qal 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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