forty years
Biblical desert duration
Forty years is a span of four decades, often invoked to suggest a very long time or a complete generation.
The phrase carries biblical weight from the Israelites' forty years wandering in the wilderness, lending gravity to expressions of prolonged struggle or waiting: He worked at that company for forty years.
Forty years of marriage is no small thing.
- generationAge-defined peer group
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
desert · Moses · midlife · jubilee · lifetime · time flies · marriage · long time coming · career · working life · tenure · exodus · wilderness · promised land · faithful · journey · seasoned · over the hill
- biblical punishmentsplagues, stoning, banishment, pestilence, destruction
- Sacred Numberssacred numbers, three, angel numbers, seven, one