רִבֵּעַ
ribea · fourth generation
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7256 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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ribea (רִבֵּעַ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “fourth generation”.
Those of the fourth generation: the great-great-grandchildren.
How to say it
ri·be·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The generation of great-great-grandchildren.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Exodus 20:5
You shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I, YHWH your Elohim, am a jealous El, calling to account the iniquity of the fathers on the sons, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,
- Exodus 34:7
keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, calling to account the iniquity of fathers on sons and on sons’ sons, to the third and to the fourth generation.”
- Numbers 14:18
‘YHWH is slow to anger and abounding in loyal love, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but he will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on children, on the third and on the fourth generation.’
- Deuteronomy 5:9
You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, YHWH your Elohim, am a jealous El, calling to account the iniquity of fathers upon children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of those who hate me,