Finger
אֶצְבַּעStrong’s H0676etsba (ets-ba)
Appears in 28 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Etsba is the Hebrew word usually translated “finger his”, “on finger his” and “finger of”. It appears in 28 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”
Meaning
- Finger, toe
How it's translated
- with finger his 7
- finger his 4
- on finger his 3
- by finger of 2
- fingers your 2
- fingers his 2
- finger of 1
- with finger your 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Leviticus 11
- Isaiah 4
- Exodus 3
- Psalms 2
- Proverbs 2
- Numbers 1
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 29:12And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.
- Exodus 31:18And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
- Leviticus 4:6And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary.
- Leviticus 4:17And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.
- Leviticus 4:25And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.
- Leviticus 4:30And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.
Hebrew dictionary
אֶצְבַּע etsba · finger
finger, toe Aramaic equivalent: ets.ba (אֶצְבַּע "digit" H0677)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “finger” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FIN'GER, noun
fing'ger.
- One of the extreme parts of the hand, a small member shooting to a point.
- A certain measure.
- The hand.“Who teacheth my fingers to fight” Psalms 144:1
- The finger or fingers of God, in scripture, signify his power, strength or operation.“The magicians said to Pharaoh, this is the finger of God” Exodus 8:19
All definitions and other forms of “finger”
- In music, ability; skill in playing on a keyed instrument.
FIN'GER, verb transitive
- To handle with the fingers; to touch lightly; to toy.
- To touch or take thievishly; to pilfer.
- To touch an instrument of music; to play on an instrument.
- To perform work with the fingers; to execute delicate work.
- To handle without violence.
FIN'GER, verb intransitive
To dispose the fingers aptly in playing on an instrument.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.