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אֶצְבַּע‏ n.m. finger

finger Com^-OA^-Syr. Dan5:5 : אֶצְבְּעָן דִּי יַד־אֱנָשׁ‏ fingers of a human hand. GenApoc 20.5 : ומא אריכן וקטינן כול אצבעת ידיהא‏ how long and thin are all the fingers of her hands. TgO Ex29:12 : וְתִיסַב מִדְמָא דְתוֹרָא וְתִתֵין עַל קַרנָת מַדבְחָא בְאַצבְעָך‏ you should take some ox blood and put on on the altar's corners with your finger. PJ Lev4:6 : ויטמש כהנא ית אצבעיה באדמא‏ the priest should dip his finger in the blood.

toe Qumran, JLAtg, Gal. TgJ 2Sam21:20 : וְאַצבְעָת יְדוֹהִי וְאַצבְעָת רַגלוֹהִי‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 72a; DJBA: 159b; Jastrow: 110; Levy Ch-W: 1:57; Tal Sam: 720; DNWSI: 98; Cook,Qumran: 21;

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Derivatives:

ˀdbˁ, ˀdbˁˀ n.m. finger

ṣbˁ vb. D to cast lots