fourth
ro.va denotes a fourth portion or quarter in two construct expressions.
The two occurrences use ro.va for a fourth or quarter in construct expressions: a measured quantity in 2 Kings 6:25 and a fourth part of Israel in Numbers 23:10.
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A fourth portion or quarter · dominant
Both occurrences show the singular construct form within a partitive expression. In 2 Kings 6:25 the APB renders a priced quantity as “a fourth of a kab of dove's dung”; in Numbers 23:10 it renders the uncountable group as “the fourth part of Israel.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “a fourth” in the measured-food clause of 2 Kings 6:25 and as “the fourth part” in Numbers 23:10. These renderings confirm the clauses' quarter-part expressions rather than establish a finer distinction.