HebrewH0931Noun (Feminine)

בֹּ֫הֶן

bo.hen

9Occurrences
H0931Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the thumb of the hand or great toe of the foot

from an unused root apparently meaning to be thick;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
thumb, great (big) toe (always used of both together)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

בֹּ֫הֶן appears 9 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Leviticus
6
Judges
2
Exodus
1

Key Passages

Exodus 29:20BSB

Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Sprinkle the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.

Judges 1:6BSB

As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

Judges 1:7BSB

Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

Leviticus 14:14BSB

The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

Leviticus 14:17BSB

And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.

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