Hebrew · H705, H5221

אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ

Forty · to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

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אַרְבָּעִים H705 forty

Pronunciation ʾarĕbāʿiym

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נָכָה H5221 to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation nāḵāh

Strike spans lethal violence to divine punishment; core notion is forceful impact with moral or consequential weight.

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What does אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ (arbaim yakennu) mean in the Bible?

אַרְבָּעִים · נָכָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "forty".

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What does אַרְבָּעִים · נָכָה mean in the Bible?

אַרְבָּעִים · נָכָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "forty".

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's H705, H5221

Lexical occurrences 637 verses

Source Gloss

forty

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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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