אצבע

Aramaic

Noun

אֶצְבַּע • (ʾeṣbaʿ) m

1. singular absolute/construct state of אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā, “finger”)

Hebrew

Root
צ־ב־ע (ts-b-ʿ)
6 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-.

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɛsˤˈbaʕ/, [ʔɛsˤˈbaː.aʕ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔasˤˈbaʕ/, [ʔɑsˤˈbæːʕ]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)esˈbæ(ʔ)/
• (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔesˤˈbaʕ/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔesˤˈbaʕ/ (East), /(ʔ)et͡sˈbaŋ/ (West)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɛt͡sˈba/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)et͡sˈba/

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Noun

אֶצְבַּע • ('etsbá') f (plural indefinite אֶצְבָּעוֹת, singular construct אֶצְבַּע־, plural construct אֶצְבְּעוֹת־)

1. (anatomy) finger
2. (human anatomy) forefinger (the index finger: the first finger next to the thumb)

   Synonym: אֶצְבַּע מוֹרָה (etsbá morá)

Declension

Declension of אֶצְבַּע

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	אֶצְבַּע	first	אֶצְבָּעִי		אֶצְבָּעֵנוּ
	definite	הָאֶצְבַּע	second	אֶצְבָּעֲךָ	אֶצְבָּעֵךְ	אֶצְבַּעֲכֶם	אֶצְבַּעֲכֶן
	construct	אֶצְבַּע־	third	אֶצְבָּעוֹ	אֶצְבָּעָהּ	אֶצְבָּעָם	אֶצְבָּעָן
plural	indefinite	אֶצְבָּעוֹת	first	אצבעותיי / אֶצְבְּעוֹתַי		אֶצְבְּעוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הָאֶצְבָּעוֹת	second	אֶצְבְּעוֹתֶיךָ	אצבעותייך / אֶצְבְּעוֹתַיִךְ	אֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶם	אֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	אֶצְבְּעוֹת־	third	אֶצְבְּעוֹתָיו	אֶצְבְּעוֹתֶיהָ	אֶצְבְּעוֹתָם	אֶצְבְּעוֹתָן

Derived terms

• אֶצְבָּעוֹן (etsba'ón)
• טְבִיעַת אֶצְבַּע (tvi'át etsbá, “fingerprint”)

 

See also

• יָד (yád)
• כַּף (káf)
• רֶגֶל (régel)