What does אַרְבָּעִים · נָכָה mean in the Bible?
אַרְבָּעִים · נָכָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "forty".
Hebrew · H705, H5221
אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ
Forty · to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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אַרְבָּעִיםH705forty
Pronunciationʾarĕbāʿiym
Open lexicon entry →נָכָהH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationnāḵāh
Strike spans lethal violence to divine punishment; core notion is forceful impact with moral or consequential weight.
Open lexicon entry →What does אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ (arbaim yakennu) mean in the Bible?
אַרְבָּעִים · נָכָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "forty".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H705, H5221?
H705, H5221 is connected to 637 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. forty
Strong'sH705, H5221
Lexical occurrences637 versesSource Gloss
forty
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ is built from this root: