אַרְבָּעָה I, אַרְבַּע f. (b. h.) four (frequently represented by ד׳). Ḥag. 14ᵇ א׳ נכנסו וכ׳ four men entered into theosophical speculation; a. fr.—Constr. אַרְבַּעַת followed by singul. Y. Ber. I, 2ᶜ אַרְבַּעַת מיל = אַרְבָּעָה מילין; Y. Yoma III, beg. 40ᵇ; (cmp. Gen. R. s. 50).—Pl. אַרְבָּעִים (מ׳) forty. Sabb. VII, 2 א׳ חסר אחת thirty nine.—Macc. I, 1, a. fr. לוקה א׳ receives forty (thirty nine) lashes; v. ib. III, 10.