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Hebrew noun (feminine) · H676

אֶצְבַּע

etsbaets-bah'

finger

31 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: ʼetsbaʻ

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H676is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 11 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 26
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H676

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

The King James renders it: finger, toe.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

etsba is rendered "finger". It stands 31 times in the Hebrew text, across eleven books.

  • Thirteen of the uses stand in Leviticus, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.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.
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-six different ways.

The first use

“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 8:19אֶצְבַּ֥ע

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Thirteen of the word's thirty-one uses are in Leviticus.

The other 28 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • with finger his7
  • finger his4
  • on finger his3
  • by finger of2
  • fingers his2
  • fingers your2
  • a finger1
  • and digits his1
  • and fingers my1
  • and fingers of1
  • and fingers your1
  • and toes of1

and 5 more, 31 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

אֶצְבַּעetsbadigitUses3
אֶצְעָדָהetsadaharmletUses2

Other numbers on this spelling

Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.

The words it stands beside

All 31, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

26 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹ4
  • אֶצְבָּע֖וֹ2
  • אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ2
  • אֶצְבַּ֥ע1
  • אֶצְבַּ֖ע1
  • אֶצְבָּעוֹ֙1
  • אֶצְבָּע֣וֹ1
  • אַצְבָּע֖וֹת1
  • אֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י1
  • אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙1
  • אֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃1
  • בְּאֶצְבַּ֥ע1

and 14 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular10HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4HNcfsc/Sp3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Ncfpc
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HNcfpc/Sp2ms
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HNcfpc/Sp3ms
  • preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HR/Ncfsc
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HC/Ncfpc/Sp1bs
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1HC/Ncfpc/Sp2mp
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms
  • noun · feminine plural1HNcfpa
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HNcfpc/Sp1bs
  • noun · feminine singular1HNcfsa

Exodus

three uses
  • “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 8:19

    • אֶצְבַּ֥עʾetzba'noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: finger of
  • 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 29:12

    • בְּאֶצְבָּעֶ֑ךָbeetzbaekhapreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: with finger your
  • 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.

    Exodus 31:18

    • בְּאֶצְבַּ֥עbeetzba'preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: by finger of

Leviticus

thirteen uses
  • 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 4:6

    • אֶצְבָּע֖וֹʾetzbaonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: finger his
  • and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.

    Leviticus 4:17

    • אֶצְבָּע֖וֹʾetzbaonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: finger his
  • 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 4:25

    • בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹbeetzbaopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: on finger his
  • 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 4:30

    • בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹbeetzbaopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: on finger his
  • 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.

    Leviticus 4:34

    • בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹbeetzbaopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: on finger his
  • Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.

    Leviticus 8:15

    • בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹbeetzbaopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: with finger his
  • 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.

    Leviticus 9:9

    • אֶצְבָּעוֹ֙ʾetzbaonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: finger his
  • 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 14:16

    • אֶצְבָּע֣וֹʾetzbaonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: finger his
    • בְּאֶצְבָּע֛וֹbeetzbaopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: with finger his
  • and sprinkle with his right forefinger some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the LORD.

    Leviticus 14:27

    • בְּאֶצְבָּע֣וֹbeetzbaopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: with finger his
  • And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.

    Leviticus 16:14

    • בְאֶצְבָּע֛וֹveetzbaopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: with finger his
    • בְּאֶצְבָּעֽוֹ׃beetzbaopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: with finger his
  • He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.

    Leviticus 16:19

    • בְּאֶצְבָּע֖וֹbeetzbaopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: with finger his

Numbers

one use
  • Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting.

    Numbers 19:4

    • בְּאֶצְבָּע֑וֹbeetzbaopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: with finger his

Deuteronomy

one use
  • Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, inscribed by the finger of God with the exact words that the LORD spoke to you out of the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly.

    Deuteronomy 9:10

    • בְּאֶצְבַּ֣עbeetzba'preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: by finger of

2 Samuel

two uses
  • 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,

    2 Samuel 21:20

    • וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֣תveetzbeotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and fingers of
    • וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֨תveetzbeotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and toes of

1 Chronicles

one use
  • 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,

    1 Chronicles 20:6

    • וְאֶצְבְּעֹתָ֤יוveetzbeotavconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and digits his

Psalms

two uses
  • When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—

    Psalms 8:3

    • אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָʾetzbeoteikhanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: fingers your
  • Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

    Psalms 144:1

    • אֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗יʾetzbeotainoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: fingers my

Proverbs

two uses
  • winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

    Proverbs 6:13

    • בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃beetzbeotavpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: with fingers his
  • Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

    Proverbs 7:3

    • אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָʾetzbeoteikhanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: fingers your

Song of Solomon

one use
  • I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.

    Song of Solomon 5:5

    • וְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙veetzbeotaiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and fingers my

Isaiah

four uses
  • Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.

    Isaiah 2:8

    • אֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ʾetzbeotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: fingers his
  • They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.

    Isaiah 17:8

    • אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙ʾetzbeotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: fingers his
  • Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,

    Isaiah 58:9

    • אֶצְבַּ֖עʾetzba'noun · feminine singulartagged: a finger
  • For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

    Isaiah 59:3

    • וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םveetzbeoteikhemconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: and fingers your

Jeremiah

one use
  • Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.

    Jeremiah 52:21

    • אַצְבָּע֖וֹתʾatzbaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: fingers

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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