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bōhen בֹּ֫הֶן ‘thumb/big toe’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root apparently meaning to be thick

bōhen n, f
1) thumb, great (big) toe (always used of both together)

Mentioned in Exodus 29:20 Codex Leviticus 8:23, 8:24, 14:14, 14:17, 14:25, 14:28 Judges 1:6, 1:7

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