Strong H704אַרְבַּע
Arba
- Transliteration
- 'arba‛
- Pronunciation
- ar-bah'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
The same as H702; {Arba} one of the Anakim: - Arba.
Meaning of the name
Arba = "fourth"
Detailed definition
A man of the Anakim, living before Israel's Monarchy., first mentioned at Jos.14.15
In the biblical story
Arba
Father of Anak, former name of Hebron
Arba was the father of Anak and the namesake of Kiriath-arba, which was the former name of Hebron.
In the Bible
Strong H704 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- arba2
First verses
- Joshua 15:13And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
- Joshua 21:11And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.