אגודל

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אגודל

/ʔă.ʁuːˈðɔːl/ [ʔa.ʁuːˈðɔːl]
/ʔə.ʁuˈðɔl/ [ʔæ.ʁuːˈðɔːl]
/(ʔ)a.ɡuˈdal/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

First appearing in Mishnaic Hebrew and stemming from the same root as גָּדוֹל (gadól, “big, large”) with a prosthetic aleph, thus meaning "the large finger".

noun אֲגוּדָל · 'agudál · אֲגוּדָלִים · אֲגוּדַל־ · אֲגוּדְלֵי־

thumb (the shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers)
thumbsbreadth

Similar: בּוֹהֶן

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Similar: בּוֹהֶן

In English

thumb digit

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MLA

"אגודל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%92%D7%95%D7%93%D7%9C. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

אגודל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%92%D7%95%D7%93%D7%9C

Chicago

"אגודל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%92%D7%95%D7%93%D7%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אגודל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%92%D7%95%D7%93%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}