ארבעה
Hebrew
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Cardinal: ארבעה ('arba'á) Ordinal: רביעי (r'vi'í) |
Etymology
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ר־ב־ע (r-b-ʿ) |
From Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕatum.
Pronunciation
edit- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔar.baːˈʕaː/
- (Samaritan Hebrew) IPA(key): /ar.ba.a/, [ʔɛrˈbæː.æˑ]
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔar.bɔːˈʕɔː/, [ʔaʀ.bɔˑˈʕɔː]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔar.bɔˈʕɔ/, [ʔær.bɔ(ː)ˈʕɔː]
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ær.bɒˈ(ʔ)ɒ/
- (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔar.baˈʕa/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔar.baˈʕa/ (East), /(ʔ)ar.baˈŋa/ (West)
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aʁ̞.bɔˈ(ʔ)ɔ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aʁ̞.baˈ(ʔ)a/
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Numeral
editאַרְבָּעָה • ('arba'á) m (construct אַרְבַּעַת ('arbá'at), feminine אַרְבַּע ('arbá'))
Usage notes
edit- In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
- אַרְבָּעָה סְפָרִים ― 'arba'á s'farím ― four books
- אַרְבַּעַת הַסְּפָרִים ― 'arbá'at has'farím ― the four books
- The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in four, such as twenty-four:
- עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה הַסְּפָרִים ― 'esrím v'arba'á has'farím ― the twenty-four books
- In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form אַרְבַּע ('árba') is often used regardless of gender.
Coordinate terms
edit- Last: שְׁלוֹשָׁה (sh'loshá)
- Next: חמישה / חֲמִשָּׁה (khamishá)