Etsba אֶצְבַּע

Etsba (Hebrew אֶצְבַּע, Strong's H676) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “finger”. It occurs 31 times in 28 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Etsba, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 8:19
  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.“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
• Exodus 29:12
  And 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.Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
• Exodus 31:18
  And 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.When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 4:6
  And 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.The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
• Leviticus 4:17
  And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail.and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.
• Leviticus 4:25
  And 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.Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
• Leviticus 4:30
  And 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.Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
• Leviticus 4:34
  And 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 all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.
• Leviticus 8:15
  And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.
• Leviticus 9:9
  And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
• Leviticus 14:16
  And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord:dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.
• Leviticus 14:27
  And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord:and sprinkle with his right forefinger some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the LORD.
• Leviticus 16:14
  And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.
• Leviticus 16:19
  And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.

Numbers

• Numbers 19:4
  And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 9:10
  And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, inscribed by the finger of God with the exact words that the LORD spoke to you out of the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 21:20
  And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.And there was still another battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 20:6
  And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.And there was still another battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,

Psalms

• Psalm 8:3
  When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
• Psalm 144:1
  Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 6:13
  He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
• Proverbs 7:3
  Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 5:5
  I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 2:8
  Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
• Isaiah 17:8
  And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.
• Isaiah 58:9
  Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
• Isaiah 59:3
  For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 52:21
  And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).