H7244 H7244
Fourth (Aramaic ordinal numeral); used in Daniel for the fourth kingdom, the fourth figure in the furnace, and the fourth beast.
The Aramaic ordinal number 'fourth,' appearing exclusively in Daniel's apocalyptic visions and narratives. It designates the fourth kingdom in Nebuchadnezzar's statue dream—strong as iron, crushing all others (Dan 2:40). It identifies the mysterious fourth figure walking in the fiery furnace, whose appearance was 'like a son of the gods' (Dan 3:25). And it names the terrifying fourth beast of Daniel's night vision, 'dreadful and exceedingly strong' with iron teeth (Dan 7:7, 19, 23). In each case, the 'fourth' carries a weight of mystery and power.
Senses
1. [ketiv:fourth] — Fourth—an Aramaic ordinal numeral used in Daniel's visions and narratives to mark a climactic item in a series. The fourth kingdom in Nebuchadnezzar's dream is as strong as iron, breaking and crushing all others (Dan 2:40). The fourth figure in the furnace has an appearance 'like a son of the gods,' transforming a scene of execution into one of divine deliverance (Dan 3:25). The fourth beast of Daniel 7 is uniquely terrifying—'different from all the beasts before it'—with iron teeth and ten horns (Dan 7:7, 19, 23). In every context, this ordinal signals the climactic and most mysterious element in an escalating sequence. French quatrième and Spanish cuarto straightforwardly render the numeral. 10×
AR["(الرَّابِعِ)", "(رَابِعٌ)", "[الرَّابِعِ]", "[رَابِعَةٌ]", "الرَّابِعُ", "الرَّابِعِ", "رَابِعٌ", "رَابِعَةٌ"]·ben["(চতুর্থ)", "(চতুর্থজনের)", "[চতুর্থ]", "[চতুর্থজনের]", "চতুর্থ"]·DE["vierter"]·EN["(qere:fourth)", "[ketiv:fourth]", "the-fourth"]·FR["quatrième"]·heb["[רביעית]", "ה-רביעי", "ה-רביעית", "רביעית"]·HI["(चौथा)", "[चौथा]", "चौथा", "चौथे"]·ID["[keempat]", "[yang-keempat]", "keempat", "yang-keempat"]·IT["quarto"]·jav["(kaping-sekawan)", "[kaping-sekawan]", "kaping-sekawan"]·KO["(넷째가)", "[넷째가]", "넷째", "넷째의"]·PT["(quarto)", "[quarto]", "o-quarto", "quarto"]·RU["(четвёртого)", "(четвёртое)", "(четвёртый)", "[четвёртого]", "[четвёртое]", "[четвёртый]", "четвёртом", "четвёртый"]·ES["(cuarto)", "(el-cuarto)", "[cuarta]", "[cuarto]", "[el-cuarto]", "cuarta", "cuarto"]·SW["(wa-nne)", "[wa-nne]", "wa-nne"]·TR["(dördüncü)", "(dördüncünün)", "[dördüncü]", "dördüncü"]·urd["چوتھا", "چوتھی", "چوتھے-کی", "چوتھے-کے"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [רְבִיעִי] adj. num. ord. fourth;—f. abs. רביעיא Kt, רְבִיעָאָה Qr (K§ 66, 1) Dn 2:40; 3:25; 7:7, 23; emph. רְבִיעָֽיְתָא v 19, 23.