The meaning of “אַרְבָּעִים”
Understanding ʼarbâʻîym reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
multiple of אַרְבַּע -forty. - forty 1) forty
אַרְבָּעִים
multiple of אַרְבַּע -forty. - forty 1) forty
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 18:29 | “And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.” Word: אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym) | |
| Deuteronomy 9:11 | “And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.” Word: אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym) | |
| 2 Samuel 10:18 | “And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.” Word: אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym) | |
| 2 Chronicles 16:13 | “And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.” Word: אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym) | |
| Psalms 95:10 | “Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:” Word: אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym) |