ארבה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ר־ב־ה (r-b-h)

From Proto-Semitic *ʾirbay- (“locust”).

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔarˈbɛ/, [ʔaʀˈbɛː]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔarˈba/, [ʔærˈbæː]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ærˈbe/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aʁ̞ˈbɛ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aʁ̞ˈbe/

Noun

אַרְבֶּה • (arbé) m

1. locust

See also

• חָגָב

References

• H697 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
א־ר־ב (ʾ-r-b)

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔarˈbɔː/, [ʔaʀˈbɔː]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔarˈbɔ/, [ʔærˈbɔː]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ærˈbɒ/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aʁ̞ˈbɔ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aʁ̞ˈba/

Noun

אַרְבָּה • (arbá) f (plural indefinite אֲרָבּוֹת, singular construct אַרְבַּת־, plural construct אַרְבּוֹת־)

1. (nautical) barge

See also

• דוברה

Etymology 3

Noun

ארובה / אֲרֻבָּה • (arubā́) f

1. Defective spelling of ארובה (ʾarubā́)

References

• “ארבה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Anagrams

• אברה
• ארה״ב