Strong's Lexicon

H931

H931 — בּוֹהֶן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbohennoun femOccurrences: 16TWOT: 209a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H931
Word:	בּוֹהֶן
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from an unused root apparently meaning to be thick
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	16
Transliteration:	bohen
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	bo'-hen
Meaning:	1. the thumb of the hand or great toe of the foot
KJV Renderings:	thumb, great toe.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB939

בֹּ֫הֶן noun [feminine] (compare Sta^{§ 310 c}) with יַד thumb, with רֶגֶל great toe (Arabic [untranscribed source text 517], & (vulgar) [untranscribed source text 518], [untranscribed source text 519]) — ׳ 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.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke