Bible Dictionary: Arba

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Arba

four

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Arba

(city of the four), the progenitor of the Anakim, or sons of Anak, from whom their chief city, HEBRON, received its name of Kirjath-Arba. (Joshua 14:15; 15:13; 21:11)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Arba

An ancestor of the Anakim, and founder of Hebron, to which he gave its ancient name, Joshua 15:13.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Four, a giant, father of Anak. From him the city of Hebron derived its name of Kirjath-arba, i.e., the city of Araba (Joshua 14:15; 15:13; 21:11; Genesis 13:18; 23:2). (see HEBRON.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ARBA

ar'-ba ('arba`, "four"): Variously described as "the greatest man among the Anakim" (Joshua 14:15), "the father of Anak" (Joshua 15:13), "the father of Anok" (Joshua 21:11 margin). Thus he seems to have been regarded as the ancestor of the Anakim, and as the most famous hero of that race. He was the reputed founder of the city called after him, on the site of which Hebron was built (Joshua 21:11).

ARBA, CITY OF

See KIRIATH-ARBA.

Strong's Hebrew

7153. Qiryath Arba -- "city of the four," an older name of Hebron
Qiryath Arba or Qiryath Haarba. 7152, 7153. Qiryath Arba or Qiryath Haarba.
7154 . "city of the four," an older name of Hebron. ...
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704. Arba -- Arba
... 703, 704. Arba. 705 . Arba. Transliteration: Arba Phonetic Spelling: (ar-bah')
Short Definition: Arba. Word Origin part of the place name Qiryath, qv. Arba ...
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703. arba -- four
... 702, 703. arba. 704 . four. Transliteration: arba Phonetic Spelling: (ar-bah')
Short Definition: four. ... four. (Aramaic) corresponding to arba' -- four. ...
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702. arba -- four
... 701, 702. arba. 703 . four. Transliteration: arba Phonetic Spelling: (ar-bah')
Short Definition: four. ... 701, 702. arba. 703 . Strong's Numbers.
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7251. raba -- to square
... Word Origin denominative verb from arba Definition to square NASB Word Usage square
(11), squared (1). foursquared. ... see HEBREW raba'. see HEBREW arba'. ...
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705. arbaim -- forty
... Word Origin from the same as arba Definition forty NASB Word Usage 1,247* (2), 140*
(1), 148* (1), 242* (1), 245* (3), 345* (2), 40,000* (5), 40,500* (3 ...
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706. arbatayim -- fourfold
... Word Origin from arba Definition fourfold NASB Word Usage fourfold (1). fourfold.
Dual of arba'; fourfold -- fourfold. see HEBREW arba'. 705, 706. ...
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7243. rebii -- fourth
... Word Origin from the same as arba Definition fourth NASB Word Usage four-sided
(1), fourth (51), one-fourth (1), square (1). foursquare, fourth part. ...
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7256. ribbea -- pertaining to the fourth
... Definition: fourth. Word Origin from the same as arba Definition pertaining
to the fourth NASB Word Usage fourth (4). fourth. From ...
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7255. roba -- fourth part
... fourth. Word Origin from the same as arba Definition fourth part NASB Word
Usage fourth (1), fourth part (1). fourth participle. From ...
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Library

Chapter xxiii
... life. And Sarah died in Kitjath-arba, (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan,
and Abraham came to bewail Sarah and to weep for her. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxiii.htm

The Six Cities.
... "And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim,
and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. ...
/.../macduff/the cities of refuge or the name of jesus/ii the six cities.htm

The Cities of Refuge.
... These cities were six in number: Kedesh, Shechem, and Kirjath-arba, on the west
of Jordan; and Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan, on the east of that river. ...
/.../anonymous/mother stories from the old testament/the cities of refuge.htm

The Cities of Refuge
... house, unto the city from whence he fled.7. And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee
in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the cities of refuge.htm

The Book of Jubilees
... Thus, too, we have the Septuagintal forms, Mambrim for Mamre, Geraron for Gerar,
Kiriath Arbok for Kirjath-Arba, Aunan for Aner (Genesis 14:24), Heliopolis for ...
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Appendix D.
... Ephron the Hittite, the son of Zohar, the field and the cave of Machpelah: and says
that Machpelah was before Mamre, otherwise called Kirjath-Arba, and Hebron. ...
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Chapter xxxv
... PaddanAram. And Jacob came to Isaac, his father, to Mamre, to Kirjath-Arba"
that is Hebron"where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned. ...
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Chapter xxxiv
... PaddanAram. And Jacob came to Isaac, his father, to Mamre, to Kirjath-Arba"
that is Hebron"where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxxiv.htm

Letter cviii. To Eustochium.
... was glad. [2819] And rising up from thence she went up to Hebron, that is
Kirjath-Arba, or the City of the Four Men. These are Abraham ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cviii to eustochium.htm

Here Followeth the Life of Abraham
... Sarah lived an hundred and twenty-seven years and died in the city of Arba, which
is Hebron in the land of Canaan; for whom Abraham made sorrow and wept, and ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here followeth the life of.htm

Thesaurus

Arba (9 Occurrences)
... From him the city of Hebron derived its name of Kirjath-arba, ie, the city of Araba
(Joshua 14:15; 15:13; 21:11; Genesis 13:18; 23:2). (see HEBRON.). Int. ...ARBA. ...
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Kiriath-arba (9 Occurrences)
Kiriath-arba. Kiriatharba, Kiriath-arba. Kir'iath-ar'ba . Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia KIRIATH-ARBA. kir-i-ath-ar'-ba. See HEBRON. ...
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Kirjath-arba (8 Occurrences)
Kirjath-arba. Kirjatharba, Kirjath-arba. Kirjatharim . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. KIRJATH-ARBA. kur-jath-ar'-ba, kir-jath-ar'-ba ...
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Kir'iath-ar'ba (9 Occurrences)
Kir'iath-ar'ba. Kiriath-arba, Kir'iath-ar'ba. Kiriatharim . Multi-Version
Concordance Kir'iath-ar'ba (9 Occurrences). Genesis 23 ...
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Kiriath (34 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Kiriath (34 Occurrences). Genesis 23:2 Sarah died
in Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. ...
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Kirjatharba (6 Occurrences)
... City of Arba, the original name of Hebron (qv), so called from the name of its founder,
one of the Anakim (Genesis 23:2; 35:27; Joshua 15:13). ... KIRJATH-ARBA. ...
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Kiriatharba (2 Occurrences)
... KIRIATH-ARBA. kir-i-ath-ar'-ba. ... Kiriatharba (2 Occurrences). Genesis 23:2 And Sarah
died in Kiriath-arba ( the same is Hebron ), in the land of Canaan. ...
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Hebron (71 Occurrences)
... Its earlier name was Kirjath-arba (Genesis 23:2; Joshua 14:15; 15:3). But "Hebron
would appear to have been the original name of the city, and it was not till ...
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Beforetime (21 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV). Joshua 14:15 Now the name of Hebron beforetime was
Kiriath-arba; which Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. ...
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Anak (8 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Long-necked, the son of Arba, father of the Anakim (Joshua
15:13; 21:11, Hebrews Anok). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ANAK. ...
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Bible Concordance

Arba (9 Occurrences)

Genesis 23:2 Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 35:27 Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Joshua 14:15 Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. The land had rest from war.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 15:13 To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 15:54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Joshua 20:7 They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Joshua 21:11 They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 1:10 Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba); and they struck Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 11:25 As for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, and in Dibon and its towns, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Arba

Arba: Father of Anak

Related Terms

Kiriath-arba (9 Occurrences)

Kirjath-arba (8 Occurrences)

Kir'iath-ar'ba (9 Occurrences)

Kiriath (34 Occurrences)

Kirjatharba (6 Occurrences)

Kiriatharba (2 Occurrences)

Hebron (71 Occurrences)

Beforetime (21 Occurrences)