ar.ba.ta.yim denotes a fourfold measure of restoration in 2 Samuel 12:6.

Its sole attested use specifies the fourfold amount of restoration required for the ewe-lamb in 2 Samuel 12:6.

1. Fourfold restoration amount · dominant

   In 2 Samuel 12:6, the feminine dual cardinal form occurs in the clause requiring restoration for the ewe-lamb; the APB renders the clause, "And he shall restore the ewe-lamb fourfold."

   2 Samuel 12:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 12:6, the APB presents the restoration amount as "fourfold." The verse is read as a whole, but the clause clearly expresses a fourfold restoration requirement.