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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Finger

The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: No
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: Yes
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: Yes
  • Included in BDB: Yes

Strongs Concordance:

 

Naves Topical Index
Finger

Six on one hand
2 Samuel 21:20


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Finger

FIN'GER, noun fing'ger.

1. One of the extreme parts of the hand, a small member shooting to a point. The fingers have joints which peculiarly fit them to be the instruments of catching, seizing and holding. When we speak of the fingers generally, we include the thumb; as the five fingers. But we often make a distinction. The fingers and thumb consist of fifteen bones; three to each. The word is applied to some other animals as well as to man.

2. A certain measure. We say a finger's breadth, or the breadth of the four fingers, or of three fingers.

3. The hand.

Who teacheth my fingers to fight. Psalms 146:1.

4. The finger or fingers of God, in scripture, signify his power, strength or operation.

The magicians said to Pharaoh, this is the finger of God.

Exodus 8:19.

5. In music, ability; skill in playing on a keyed instrument. She has a good finger

FIN'GER, verb transitive

1. To handle with the fingers; to touch lightly; to toy. The covetous man delights to finger money.

2. To touch or take thievishly; to pilfer.

3. To touch an instrument of music; to play on an instrument.

4. To perform work with the fingers; to execute delicate work.

5. To handle without violence.

FIN'GER, verb intransitive To dispose the fingers aptly in playing on an instrument.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Finger-board

FIN'GER-BOARD, noun The board at the neck of a violin, guitar or the like, where the fingers act on the strings.


Naves Topical Index
Fingerbreadth

A unit of measurement.
Jeremiah 52:21


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Fingered

FIN'GERED, participle passive

1. Played on; handled; touched.

2. adjective Having fingers. In botany, digitate; having leaflets like fingers.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Finger-fern

FIN'GER-FERN, noun A plant, asplenium.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Fingering

FIN'GERING, participle present tense Handling; touching lightly.

FIN'GERING, noun

1. The act of touching lightly or handling.

2. The manner of touching an instrument of music.

3. Delicate work made with the fingers.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Finger-shell

FIN'GER-SHELL, noun A marine shell resembling a finger.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Finger-stone

FIN'GER-STONE, noun A fossil resembling an arrow.