H931 בֹּהֶן (bôhen) bo'-hen

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

thumb/big toe

Strong's Definition

the thumb of the hand or great toe of the foot

Derivation: from an unused root apparently meaning to be thick;

KJV Usage: thumb, great toe.

TWOT Reference: 209a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) thumb, great (big) toe (always used of both together)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G206 G1291

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

בֹּ֫הֶן (bo.hen) — thumb/big toe. thumb, great (big) toe (always used of both together)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

בֹּהֶן (H0931 · H0932) — בְּהֹון

noun f

thumb, big toe = short, thick, inner digit of human hand or foot

EXO 29:20 · EXO 29:20 · LEV 8:23 · LEV 8:23 · LEV 8:24 · LEV 8:24 · LEV 14:14 · LEV 14:14 · LEV 14:17 · LEV 14:17 · LEV 14:25 · LEV 14:25 · LEV 14:28 · LEV 14:28 · JDG 1:6 · JDG 1:7

¹ JDG 1:6 · JDG 1:7 MT: בְּהֹון

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בֹּ֫הֶן n.[f.] thumb, great toe base

Bible Occurrences (9)

29:20

8:23 8:24 14:14 14:17 14:25 14:28

1:6 1:7

Exodus 29:20

Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes... of Aaron and his sons -, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.

Leviticus 8:23

Moses slaughtered [the ram] and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe..., on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

Leviticus 8:24

Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes..., on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then [he] splattered the blood on all sides of the altar.

Leviticus 14:14

The priest is to take [some] of the blood from the guilt offering and put it... on the right earlobe... of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

Leviticus 14:17

And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe... of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.

Leviticus 14:25

And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take [some] of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe... of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

Leviticus 14:28

The priest shall also put some of the oil in his palm on the right earlobe... of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot — on the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.

Judges 1:6

As Adoni-bezek... fled, they pursued him,... seized him, and cut off his thumbs... and big toes.