ar.ba.im denotes the cardinal number used for quantities, measurements, ages, and spans of days or years in the Bible.

The term functions as a cardinal number across counted groups and objects, physical measures, ages, and defined periods of days or years. The same numerical use also appears within larger totals, such as forty-one, forty-two, forty-four, and forty-five.

1. Cardinal total in counts, measures, and time · dominant

   The cardinal form marks a stated numerical total: in 1 Chronicles 19:18 the APB renders a count of "forty thousand foot soldiers," while 1 Kings 7:38 gives each basin a capacity of "forty baths." It also measures duration and age: 1 Kings 19:8 renders a journey of "forty days and forty nights," and 1 Kings 14:21 gives an age of "forty-one years."

   1 Chronicles 19:181 Kings 7:381 Kings 19:81 Kings 14:21Exodus 24:18Deuteronomy 25:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the numeral explicitly in counted totals and time expressions, including "forty thousand," "forty baths," and "forty days and forty nights." It also renders larger numbers containing it, such as "forty-one years" and "forty-two men".