fourth
re.vi.i marks an item, person, day, month, year, or generation as fourth in an ordered sequence, and can mark a fourth part of a measure.
The term most often identifies the fourth member or stage of an ordered sequence, including named sons, allotments, rows, days, months, years, and generations. In measurement phrases, it also identifies a fourth part of a stated quantity.
Senses in use
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Fourth position in an ordered sequence · dominant
The masculine singular ordinal marks a ranked member in lists: in 1 Chronicles 3:15 the APB renders Shallum as "the fourth" son, and in Exodus 28:20 it identifies "The fourth row." It also marks temporal and generational sequence: in Genesis 1:19 the APB renders "the fourth day," while Genesis 15:16 speaks of "the fourth generation."
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A fourth part of a stated measure · occasional
In measurement clauses, the form specifies the fourth portion associated with a larger unit. In Numbers 15:5 the APB renders the clause "a fourth of the hin," and Nehemiah 9:3 describes reading and confessing "for a fourth of the day."
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB commonly presents the ordinal with "fourth," as in "the fourth day," "the fourth year," and "the fourth generation." In measure clauses it uses phrases such as "a fourth of the hin".