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Etsba (אצבע) means finger in Hebrew.

It can also mean digit. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אֶצְבַּע
etsba
noun · feminine
In English

finger, digit

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Etsba.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    כל אחד מן האיברים המוארכים בכף היד והרגל. לפעמים משתמשים במילה לציון האצבע הסמוכה לאגודל בלבד (קרויה גם האצבע המורה).
    וְטָבַל הַכֹּהֵן אֶצְבָּעוֹ מִן־הַדָּם; וְהִזָּה שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים לִפְנֵי יהוה אֶת־פְּנֵי הַפָּרֹכֶת.
  2. 2
    ארכאי, יחידת מידה לציון מה שרחב כאצבע.
    וְהָעַמּוּדִים שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה קוֹמָה [קרי: קוֹמַת] הָעַמֻּד הָאֶחָד וְחוּט שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה יְסֻבֶּנּוּ וְעָבְיוֹ אַרְבַּע אַצְבָּעוֹת נָבוּב"
  3. 3
    בהשאלהעצם שצורתו כאצבע – רצועה דקה אך ארוכה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Etsba is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
אֶצְבַּע
Written without vowel points
אצבע
Said
etsba
Pattern
אֶקְטָל
Plural
אֶצְבַּעוֹת
Inflections
ר' אֶצְבַּעוֹת; אֶצְבַּע־, ר' אֶצְבְּעוֹת־
Gematria
163

This is how Etsba is said in other languages.

English
finger, digit
Arabic
إِصْبَعْ
Russian
палец
French
doigt
Spanish
dedo
German
Finger

These words rhyme with Etsba.

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What does Etsba (⁨אצבע⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Etsba (⁨אצבע⁩) means finger and digit. It is said etsba, with the stress on ba.

What rhymes with Etsba (⁨אצבע⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Etsba (⁨אצבע⁩) include ⁨צבע⁩, ⁨ארבע⁩, ⁨סיבה⁩, ⁨מרובע⁩, ⁨מסיבה⁩, and ⁨גבה⁩.

Is Etsba (⁨אצבע⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Etsba (⁨אצבע⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨אֶצְבַּעוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אצבע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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