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רֹבַע

Strong’s: H7255

Associated OET lemmas: רֹבַע

Notes: Passage: RV NUM 23:10 · LV NUM 23:10 · Read together NUM 23:10
RSV NIV ESV "fourth" = [1] | NJPS "dust-cloud" NJB "cloud" REB "myriads" GNT "like the dust" CEV "many" = [2]

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: רבע

Sense 1: fourth

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042)

Core domains: Quantity (138)

Definition: = state in which an entity is one out of four equal parts

NUM 23:10: RV NUM 23:10 · LV NUM 23:10 · Read together NUM 23:10

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OET-RV NUM 23:10

10 Who can count the dust that Ya’akov (Jacob) leaves behind?
⇔ ≈ Who can even count a quarter of the Israelis?
⇔ Let me die like those honourable people,
⇔ ≈ and let my end be like theirs.”

OET-LV NUM 23:10

10 Who has _he _counted the _dust _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_a _number DOM the _fourth _part _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) self _of_my let _it _die the_death _of upright_people and_let _it _be end _of_my like_his.

KI2 6:25: RV KI2 6:25 · LV KI2 6:25 · Read together KI2 6:25

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OET-RV KI2 6:25

25 Being surrounded like that caused a terrible famine inside the city, until a donkey’s head would be sold for eighty silver coins, and a cup of doves’ droppings was sold for five silver coins.

OET-LV KI2 6:25

25 And_he/it _was a _famine great in_Shomrōn and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE they_were_laying _siege on/upon_it(f) until was the_head _of a _donkey for_eighty silver and_the _fourth _part _of the _kab wwww wwww for_five silver.

Form 2

Part of speech: nsm

Sense 1: dust-cloud

Semantic domains: Dust (001006005)

Core domains: Nature (115)

Definition: = cloud consisting of fine particles of earth; ≈ associated with large quantities

NUM 23:10: RV NUM 23:10 · LV NUM 23:10 · Read together NUM 23:10

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OET-RV NUM 23:10

10 Who can count the dust that Ya’akov (Jacob) leaves behind?
⇔ ≈ Who can even count a quarter of the Israelis?
⇔ Let me die like those honourable people,
⇔ ≈ and let my end be like theirs.”

OET-LV NUM 23:10

10 Who has _he _counted the _dust _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_a _number DOM the _fourth _part _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) self _of_my let _it _die the_death _of upright_people and_let _it _be end _of_my like_his.