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Strong's #676 - אֶצְבַּע
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- finger, toe
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2655) oby (תסבאה TsBAh) AC: Wet CO: Spot AB: ?: The dipping of the finger into a vat of dye and dripping color onto something.
V) oby (תסבאה TsBAh) - Wet: To be wet with the drops of dew. [Aramaic only] KJV (5): (vf: Paal) wet - Strongs: H6647 (צְבַע)
Nm) oby (תסבאה TsBAh) - Spots: Something spotted with different colors. KJV (3): colors - Strongs: H6648 (צֶבַע)
dm) ofby (תסבואה TsBWAh) - Spotted: Something that appears to have spots of color. KJV (1): speckled - Strongs: H6641 (צָבוּעַ)
nf) obya (אתסבאה ATsBAh) - Finger: As used for dipping into a liquid, such as blood, and dripping drops onto something. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (35): finger, toe - Strongs: H676 (אֶצְבַּע), H677 (אֶצְבַּע)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 finger, especially
a. forefinger, of priest, applying blood (P), Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 4:6,17,25 8t.; applying oil Leviticus 14:16 (twice in verse); Leviticus 14:27.
b.׳שְׁלַח א of any one Isaiah 58:9, sign of contempt.
c. of God, as writing Exodus 31:18 (E) Deuteronomy 9:10; = act of God Exodus 8:15 (J).
d. plural of all the fingers 2 Samuel 21:20a; fingers in General Isaiah 2:8; Isaiah 17:8; Isaiah 59:3; Psalm 144:1; Proverbs 7:3; Song of Solomon 5:5; of ׳י Psalm 8:4; ׳מֹרֶה בְא Proverbs 6:13 (of contemptuous gesture); as measure of thickness, Jeremiah 52:21 four fingers.
2 toes: אֶצְבְּעֹת רַגְלָיו 2 Samuel 21:20b, literally fingers of his feet, compare ׳א "" 1 Chronicles 20:6 #NAME?
III. צבע (perhaps √ of following; compare Arabic limp (so Lag BN 20), whence
hyena, Syriac
id., Late Hebrew צָבוּעַ).
אֶצְבַּע f., with suff. אֶצְבָּעִי; pl. אֶצְבָּעוֹת (for צְבַע, with Aleph prosthetic).
(1) a finger, Exodus 31:18 specially the fore-finger, which is used in dipping into anything (from the root צָבַע); Leviticus 4:6 seq.; 14:16 Exodus 8:15, אֶצְבַּע אֱלֹהִים הוּא “this is the finger of God,” i.e. this is done by the power of God himself; pl. fingers for the hand, Psalms 8:4, 144:1. As a measure across the fingers, Jeremiah 52:21.
(2) followed by רַגְלַיִם, a toe, 2 Samuel 21:20. (Ch. id., Arab. أَصْبَعُ, Syr. ܨܒܰܥ, especially the fore-finger, Barhebr. p. 215, line 11.)