Word Study · Strong's H931 · Hebrew
בֹּהֶן
bohen
bo'-hen
Strong's 1890 spelling: bôhen
“the thumb of the hand or great toe of the foot”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the thumb of the hand or great toe of the foot
Rendered in the KJV as
thumb, great toe.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- בֹּ֤הֶן7
- בֹּ֥הֶן7
- בְּהֹנ֥וֹת1
- בְּֽהֹנוֹת֩1
How it is rendered · 3
- [the] big toe of7
- [the] thumb of7
- [the] thumbs of2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)14
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 14
- HNcfpc · 2
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 29:20בֹּ֤הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] thumb of
- Exodus 29:20בֹּ֥הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] big toe of
Leviticus12 occurrences
- Leviticus 8:23בֹּ֤הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.here: [the] thumb of
- Leviticus 8:23בֹּ֥הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.here: [the] big toe of
- Leviticus 8:24בֹּ֤הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.here: [the] thumb of
- Leviticus 8:24בֹּ֥הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.here: [the] big toe of
- Leviticus 14:14בֹּ֤הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] thumb of
- Leviticus 14:14בֹּ֥הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] big toe of
- Leviticus 14:17בֹּ֤הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] thumb of
- Leviticus 14:17בֹּ֥הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] big toe of
- Leviticus 14:25בֹּ֤הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of 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.here: [the] thumb of
- Leviticus 14:25בֹּ֥הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of 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.here: [the] big toe of
- Leviticus 14:28בֹּ֤הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The priest shall also put some of the oil 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 the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.here: [the] thumb of
- Leviticus 14:28בֹּ֥הֶןbohennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The priest shall also put some of the oil 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 the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.here: [the] big toe of
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 1:6בְּהֹנ֥וֹתbehonotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.here: [the] thumbs of
- Judges 1:7בְּֽהֹנוֹת֩behonotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] thumbs of