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Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕatum.
Pronunciation
Numeral
אַרְבָּעָה • ('arba'á) m (construct אַרְבַּעַת ('arbá'at), feminine אַרְבַּע ('arbá'))
- four
Usage notes
- In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
- אַרְבָּעָה סְפָרִים ― 'arba'á s'farím ― four books
- אַרְבַּעַת הַסְּפָרִים ― 'arbá'at has'farím ― the four books
- The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in four, such as twenty-four:
- עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה הַסְּפָרִים ― 'esrím v'arba'á has'farím ― the twenty-four books
- In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form אַרְבַּע ('árba') is often used regardless of gender.
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