Lexical Definition
בֹּהֶן bôhen (bo'-hen) thumb/big toe H:N-F
from an unused root apparently meaning to be thick
thumb, great toe.
- the thumb of the hand or great toe of the foot
1) thumb, great (big) toe (always used of both together)
See Greek: ἄκρον · διαστέλλομαι
Brown-Driver-Briggs
בֹּ֫הֶן noun [feminine] (compare Sta§ 310 c) with יַד thumb, with רֶגֶל great toe (Arabic , & (vulgar)
,
) — ׳בּ only construct Exod 29:20 (twice in verse) + 12t.; plural construct בְּהֹנוֺת Judg 1:6; Judg 1:7 (from singular [בְּהוֺן] as always Manuscript ⅏ for ᵑ0 בֹּהֶן); — thumb (יָדָם) יָדוֺ ׳בּ, & great toe (דַגְלָם) רַגְלוֺ ׳בּ (always named together) Exod 29:20 (twice in verse); Lev 8:23 (twice in verse); Lev 8:24 (twice in verse); Lev 14:14 (twice in verse); Lev 14:17 (twice in verse); Lev 14:25 (twice in verse); Lev 14:28 (twice in verse); ׳וְר ׳בְּהֹנוֺת י Judg 1:6; Judg 1:7.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 29:20 |
| Leviticus | 8:23 · 8:24 · 14:14 · 14:17 · 14:25 · 14:28 |
| Judges | 1:6 · 1:7 |