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רֹבַע H7255

H7255 is the Hebrew word רֹבַע, transliterated rôbaʻ and said ro'-bah. The King James Version most often renders it fourth.

Word: רֹבַעTransliteration: rôbaʻSaid: ro'-bahLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

a quarter.

Where it comes from

from H7251 (רָבַע).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fourth 1×fourth part 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: fourth participle.

Verses using רֹבַע

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 23:10 · KJV

Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

2 Kings 6:25 · KJV

And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7255 mean?

H7255 is the Hebrew word רֹבַע (rôbaʻ), meaning a quarter.

How is H7255 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fourth (1 time), fourth part (1 time).

How many times does H7255 appear in the Bible?

רֹבַע (rôbaʻ) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7255 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7251 (רָבַע).

Nearby entries

H7252 · רֶבַע — prostration (for sleep)H7253 · רֶבַע — a fourth (part or side)H7254 · רֶבַע — Reba, a Midianite H7256 · רִבֵּעַ — a descendant of the fourth generation, i.e…H7257 · רָבַץ — to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a…H7258 · רֵבֶץ — a couch or place of repose

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