ʼetsbaʻ — H677

Definition

feminine noun

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

1. finger, toe

Usually translated as

finger, toe

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H676

• ʼetsbaʻ (H676)

Occurrences

ʼetsbaʻ occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (3)

• Daniel 2:41 — And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes (וְאֶצְבְּעָתָ֗א), part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
• Daniel 2:42 — And as the toes (וְאֶצְבְּעָת֙) of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
• Daniel 5:5 — In the same hour came forth fingers (אֶצְבְּעָן֙) of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.