finger
part of speech
noun (finger, fingers); verb (finger, fingers, fingered — touch with fingers)
meaning for a pupil
1) One of the five long parts at the end of your hand (often the thumb is counted separately). tree →
2) Something shaped like a finger: "fish fingers". tree →
3) As a verb, to touch or feel with your fingers. tree →
4) To slip through someone's fingers means to escape from them. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah the priest dips his finger in blood or oil for sprinkling in the sanctuary. Interpretation: In the Temple the priest used the right forefinger for such rites. The rabbis also read the "finger of God" as a sign of God's power. In the primary lessons: In maths, we count on our fingers; ten fingers are why we count in tens. In science, fingers have nails and fingerprints, which are different for every person. In safety: keep fingers away from doors, blades, fans and animals' mouths. Phrases: fingerprint, fingertip, keep your fingers crossed, point a finger, lift a finger.
examples
- And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil. (Torah LEV.4.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD. (Torah LEV.14.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times. (Torah NUM.19.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart. (Writings PRO.7.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers; (Writings PRO.6.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; (Writings PSA.144.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have five fingers on each hand. tree →
- Count on your fingers. tree →
- Keep your fingers away from the door hinge. tree →
- Everyone has different fingerprints. tree →
- Don't point your finger at people. tree →
- Fingers crossed we win! tree →
- She cut her finger on the paper. tree →
- He didn't lift a finger to help. tree →
- I luckily slipped through her fingers.’ tree →
note
Plural "fingers". Usually we have 10 fingers including thumbs, 8 not counting thumbs. In maths problems, "fingers" can mean counting by ones.
In the corpora
- And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD.
- For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.
- When I behold Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast established;
- Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
- That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «finger» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.