אֶצְבַּע
ʼetsbaʻ · ets-bah'
{something to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toe}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H676 (אֶצְבַּע)
{something to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toe}
- {something to sieze with, i.e. a finger
- by analogy, a toe}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: finger, toe.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to pursue the straight path › the house, what is within › to see and know
Strength, the leader that works to pursue the straight path of the house, what is within that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֶצְבַּע above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and toes1 · 33%
- and as the toes1 · 33%
- fingers1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.