Strong's Lexicon

H7253

H7253 — רֶבַע

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewrebanoun mascOccurrences: 8TWOT: 2107a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7253
Word:	רֶבַע
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H7251
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	reba
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	` (reh'-bah) n-m.
Meaning:	1. a fourth (part or side)
KJV Renderings:	fourth part, side, square.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7722

I. רֶ֫בַע noun masculine^{Ezek 1:8}

1. fourth part.

2. plural four sides;

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1. ׳ ר construct, fourth part, of shekel 1Sam 9:8, of hin Exod 29:40.

2. in Ezekiel, plural suffix four sides (אַרְבַּעַת always preceding): רְבָעָיו Ezek 43:16 , רְבָעֶיהָ Ezek 43:17 רִבְעֵיהֶם Ezek 1:8; Ezek 10:11 , הֶן- Ezek 1:17.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke