ארבעה

Hebrejski

Koren
ר־ב־ע (r-b-ʿ)

אַרְבָּעָה ('arba'á) m (construct אַרְבַּעַת־, feminine אַרְבַּע)

In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
אַרְבָּעָה סְפָרִים ― 'arba'á s'farím ― four books

אַרְבַּעַת הַסְּפָרִים ― 'arbá'at has'farím ― the four books
The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in four, such as twenty-four:
עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה הַסְּפָרִים ― 'esrím v'arba'á has'farím ― the twenty-four books
In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form אַרְבַּע ('árba') is often used regardless of gender.