H676 אֶצְבַּע (ʼetsbaʻ) ets-bah'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

finger

Strong's Definition

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

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

KJV Usage: finger, toe.

TWOT Reference: 1873a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) finger, toe

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1147

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֶצְבַּע (ets.ba) — finger. finger, toe Aramaic equivalent: ets.ba (אֶצְבַּע "digit" H0677)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֶצְבַּע (H0676 · A0677)

noun f

| ≈ יָד

finger = one of the five long and slender projections of the human hand; ► used for writing, pointing, grasping, and other activities; ≈ sometimes used metonymically to represent the entire body

EXO 8:15 · EXO 29:12 · EXO 31:18 · LEV 4:6 · LEV 4:17 · LEV 4:25 · LEV 4:30 · LEV 4:34 · LEV 8:15 · LEV 9:9 · LEV 14:16 · LEV 14:16 · LEV 14:27 · LEV 16:14 · LEV 16:14 · LEV 16:19 · NUM 19:4 · DEU 9:10 · 2SA 21:20 · 1CH 20:6 · PSA 8:4 · PSA 144:1 · PRO 6:13 · PRO 7:3 · SNG 5:5 · ISA 2:8 · ISA 17:8 · ISA 58:9 · ISA 59:3 · DAN 5:5

toe = one of the five projections of the human foot

2SA 21:20 · DAN 2:41 · DAN 2:42

Dimension

finger = linear measure ◄ corresponding to the thickness of a finger

JER 52:21

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֶצְבַּע 31 n.f. finger base

Bible Occurrences (27)

8:19 29:12 31:18

4:6 4:17 4:25 4:30 4:34 8:15 9:9 14:16 14:27 16:14 16:19

19:4

9:10

21:20

20:6

8:3 144:1

6:13 7:3

2:8 17:8 58:9 59:3

52:21

Exodus 8:19

This is the finger of God, the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

Exodus 29:12

Take some of the blood of the bull and put [it] on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Exodus 31:18

When [the LORD] had finished speaking with [Moses] on Mount Sinai, He gave... [him] the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

Leviticus 4:6

The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD,... in front of the veil of the sanctuary.

Leviticus 4:17

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

Leviticus 4:25

Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar -.

Leviticus 4:30

Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Leviticus 4:34

Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.