qo.ten denotes a small finger in a comparison of bodily size and strength.

The attested use names a small finger within the same comparative saying in both verses, where it is set against a father's loins.

1. Small finger in a bodily comparison · dominant

   In 1 Kings 12:10 and 2 Chronicles 10:10, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the saying comparing the speaker's small finger with his father's loins. In both verses, the APB renders the clause, “My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.”

   1 Kings 12:102 Chronicles 10:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: In both cited verses, the APB presents the term in the comparison, “My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.” The verse is read as a whole, but its identical clause confirms the shared comparison.