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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.

2. (v. t.) To handle awkwardly.

3. (v. t.) To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.

4. (v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon.

5. (v. i.) To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.

Strong's Hebrew
931. bohen -- thumb, great toe
... 930, 931. bohen. 932 . thumb, great toe. Transliteration: bohen Phonetic
Spelling: (bo'-hen) Short Definition: toe. ... thumb, great toe. ...
/hebrew/931.htm - 6k

932. Bohan -- "closing," a descendant of Reuben
... of Reuben NASB Word Usage Bohan (2). Bohan. An orthographical variation of bohen;
thumb, Bohan, an Israelite -- Bohan. see HEBREW bohen. 931, 932. Bohan. 933 ...
/hebrew/932.htm - 6k

3027. yad -- hand
... sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them,
X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to ...
/hebrew/3027.htm - 8k

Library

The Arrest of the Body
... But observe how one circumstance hinders the possessor from taking full advantage
of these great improvements,"this Hand has no thumb, or if it has, it is ...
/.../drummond/the lowell lectures on the ascent of man/chapter iii the arrest of.htm

Bound to the Altar
... I have heard it talked about in the same way as a doctor talked to a poor lad who
had his thumb crushed in a machine. 'Don't shout, my poor boy', he said. ...
/.../howard/standards of life and service/ix bound to the altar.htm

Whether Three Fruits are Fittingly Assigned to the Three Parts of ...
... iii, 8) that "the thirtyfold fruit is assigned to married persons, because in the
signs drawn on the 'abacus' the number 30 is denoted by the thumb and index ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether three fruits are fittingly.htm

A Heart-Breaking Verse.
... jealously"that box. It has heavy hinges, and double padlocks, and the keys
are held hard under the thumb of your will. Of course ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/a heart-breaking verse.htm

Entire Sanctification in Type.
... As the priest had already touched his ear, his thumb and his toe with the blood
of the sacrifice, so now he touched the same parts also with the oil. ...
/.../clark/the theology of holiness/chapter iv entire sanctification in.htm

Appendix xvi. On the Jewish views About Demons' and the Demonised ...
... Among the latter we reckon, not only incantations, but magic by means of the thumb,
by a knife with a black handle, or by a glass cup (Sanh.67 b), or by a cup ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/appendix xvi on the jewish.htm

The Three Witnesses
... a priest was a type of Christ) three things were always used: he was washed with
water in every case, a sacrifice was brought, and his ear, his thumb, and his ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 20 1874/the three witnesses.htm

Shall we Abandon Our Religion?
... Examine the old "Blue Laws of Connecticut." Among the errors of the past we find
the "rack," the "thumb-screw," the "inquisition""I was going to add the cross ...
/.../shall we abandon our religion.htm

The Foundations of Good Citizenship.
... This division of five and ten was without reasonable doubt intended to aid the memory
by associating each law with a finger or thumb of the two hands. ...
/.../kent/the making of a nation/study x the foundations of.htm

A Christmas Sermon
... Friendships fall through, health fails, weariness assails him; year after year,
he must thumb the hardly varying record of his own weakness and folly. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/stevenson/a christmas sermon/iv.htm

Thesaurus
Thumb (7 Occurrences)
... See Pollex. 2. (vt) To handle awkwardly. 3. (vt) To play with the thumbs,
or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune. ...
/t/thumb.htm - 10k

Tip (17 Occurrences)
... the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron,
and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their ...
/t/tip.htm - 13k

Toe (7 Occurrences)
... the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron,
and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their ...
/t/toe.htm - 10k

Big (21 Occurrences)
... the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron,
and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their ...
/b/big.htm - 13k

Lobe (19 Occurrences)
... the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron,
and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their ...
/l/lobe.htm - 12k

Trespass-offering (34 Occurrences)
... take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it upon the
tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his ...
/t/trespass-offering.htm - 18k

Cleansed (76 Occurrences)
... take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on
the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his ...
/c/cleansed.htm - 30k

Guilt-offering (34 Occurrences)
... take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it upon the
tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his ...
/g/guilt-offering.htm - 17k

Slaughtered (72 Occurrences)
... the ram, and hast taken of its blood, and hast put on the tip of the right ear of
Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their ...
/s/slaughtered.htm - 29k

Lobes (2 Occurrences)
... the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron,
and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their ...
/l/lobes.htm - 7k

Resources
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Thumb (7 Occurrences)

Exodus 29:20
Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood around on the altar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 8:23
He killed it; and Moses took some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 8:24
He brought Aaron's sons; and Moses put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and Moses sprinkled the blood around on the altar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 14:14
The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 14:17
The priest shall put some of the rest of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 14:25
He shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering. The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 14:28
Then the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Thumb

Thumb in Purification

Thumb of Prisoners Cut off

Thumb: Blood Put On, in Consecration

Thumb: Oil Put On

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Tip (17 Occurrences)

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Big (21 Occurrences)

Lobe (19 Occurrences)

Trespass-offering (34 Occurrences)

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Guilt-offering (34 Occurrences)

Slaughtered (72 Occurrences)

Lobes (2 Occurrences)

Tips (2 Occurrences)

Wrongdoing (122 Occurrences)

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Messenger (235 Occurrences)

Foot (193 Occurrences)

Trespass (101 Occurrences)

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Slaughter (121 Occurrences)

Point (106 Occurrences)

Guilt (180 Occurrences)

Putteth (182 Occurrences)

Aaron's (53 Occurrences)

Ram (96 Occurrences)

Palm (49 Occurrences)

Latin (2 Occurrences)

Finger (35 Occurrences)

Forefinger (1 Occurrence)

Thumbs (4 Occurrences)

Thrusts (2 Occurrences)

Dashed (26 Occurrences)

Pinch (3 Occurrences)

Pen (16 Occurrences)

Ball (2 Occurrences)

Bohan (2 Occurrences)

Castanets (1 Occurrence)

Comb (3 Occurrences)

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Sprinkleth (11 Occurrences)

Slaughtereth (13 Occurrences)

Span (14 Occurrences)

Dash (30 Occurrences)

Slew (206 Occurrences)

Language (112 Occurrences)

Sprinkle (37 Occurrences)

Remaining (87 Occurrences)

Slain (235 Occurrences)

Sides (170 Occurrences)

He-lamb (21 Occurrences)

Oil (281 Occurrences)

Tabeel (2 Occurrences)

Bringeth (313 Occurrences)

Threw (133 Occurrences)

Throw (135 Occurrences)

Priest (500 Occurrences)

Hallowed (86 Occurrences)

Hallow (69 Occurrences)

Killed (352 Occurrences)

Book (211 Occurrences)

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