HebrewH0676Noun (Feminine)

אֶצְבַּע

ets.ba

26Occurrences
H0676Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

something to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toe

from the same as H6648 (צֶבַע) (in the sense of grasping);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
finger, toe Aramaic equivalent: ets.ba (*אֶצְבַּע *"digit" H0677)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

אֶצְבַּע appears 26 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Leviticus
11
Isaiah
4
Exodus
2
Proverbs
2
1 Chronicles
1
2 Samuel
1
Deuteronomy
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 20:6BSB

And there was still another battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,

Isaiah 17:8BSB

They will not look to the altarsthey have fashioned with their handsor to the Asherahs and incense altarsthey have made with their fingers.

Leviticus 14:16BSB

dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.

Leviticus 4:17BSB

and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.

Leviticus 9:9BSB

The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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