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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 829. אֶשְׁפָּר (eshpar) -- Finger joint, knuckle</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/829.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_samuel/6-19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/829.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 829</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/828.htm" title="828">◄</a> 829. eshpar <a href="../hebrew/830.htm" title="830">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">eshpar: Finger joint, knuckle</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אֶשְׁפָר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>eshpar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ESH-par<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(esh-pawr')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Finger joint, knuckle<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a measured portion<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From an unused root meaning to be smooth<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of the hand and its parts can be related to Greek terms like "χείρ" (cheir - Strong's Greek 5495), which means "hand."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "eshpar" refers to a part of the human hand, specifically a joint or knuckle. It is used to describe the smoothness and articulation of the fingers, emphasizing the intricate design and function of the human hand.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the hand was often symbolic of power, action, and skill. The detailed description of parts of the hand, such as the "eshpar," highlights the importance of the hand in daily life, craftsmanship, and even in religious rituals. The hand was seen as a tool for both work and worship, reflecting the divine image in which humans were created.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps cake or roll<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dates (1), portion (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אֶשְׁמָּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/6-19.htm">2 Samuel 6:19</a> = <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/16-3.htm">1 Chronicles 16:3</a>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/6-19.htm">2 Samuel 6:19</a> Aq Symm. <em>cake</em> or <em>roll</em>; other Verss. ancient & modern have various conjectures, but actual etymology & meaning unknown; see Lag<sup>GGA 1884, No. 7. 262 = M i. 214</sup> Dr<sup>Sm</sup>. </p><p><font class="hebrew2">אַשְׁמֹּת</font>, <font class="hebrew2">אַשְׁמַּתּוֺת</font> see <font class="hebrew2">שׁפת</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>good piece of flesh <p>Of uncertain derivation; a measured portion -- good piece (of flesh). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְאֶשְׁפָּ֖ר וְאֶשְׁפָּ֣ר ואשפר veeshPar wə’ešpār wə·’eš·pār<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 6:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֶ֙חֶם֙ אַחַ֔ת <b> וְאֶשְׁפָּ֣ר </b> אֶחָ֔ד וַאֲשִׁישָׁ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and one <span class="itali">of dates</span> and one<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of bread, <span class="itali">and a good piece</span> [of flesh], and a flagon<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of bread and one <span class="itali">of dates</span> and one of raisins<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/16-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 16:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּכַּר־ לֶ֔חֶם <b> וְאֶשְׁפָּ֖ר </b> וַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of bread <span class="itali">and a portion</span> [of meat] and a raisin cake.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of bread, <span class="itali">and a good piece of flesh,</span> and a flagon<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/16-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A loaf of bread <span class="itali">portion</span> raisin<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_829.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_829.htm">Strong's Hebrew 829<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/veeshpar_829.htm">wə·’eš·pār — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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