אָרְבָּה
o.ro.vah
skill
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Analysis of אָרְבָּה (H0698) The Hebrew word אָרְבָּה carries the meaning of "skill" and represents a specific lexical item in biblical Hebrew. Based on the available data, this term appears only once in the biblical text, making it a relatively rare word in the Hebrew scriptures. Its singular occurrence limits what can be determined about its full semantic range or how its meaning may have shifted across different contexts. The rarity of this word—appearing just one time—means that its significance must be understood within that single textual instance rather than through comparative usage patterns. Scholars working with biblical vocabulary typically rely on multiple occurrences to establish whether a word carries consistent meaning, develops metaphorical extensions, or functions in specialized technical contexts. With only one attestation, אָרְבָּה remains a hapax legomenon (a word appearing only once), which can make its precise nuances and cultural significance more difficult to assess with complete certainty.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text