te.nukh denotes the ear lobe, specifically the right ear lobe receiving blood or oil in the cited rites.

The term consistently denotes the ear lobe, specified as the right ear lobe in rites where blood or oil is applied; the same bodily location is named alongside the right thumb and right big toe.

1. The right ear lobe as a ritual point of application · dominant

   In Exodus 29:20 and Leviticus 8:23, the construct-form noun identifies Aaron's right ear lobe as the place where blood is put, alongside his right thumb and right big toe. The same construction identifies the right ear lobe of Aaron's sons in Leviticus 8:24 and of the one to be pure in Leviticus 14:14, Leviticus 14:17, Leviticus 14:25, and Leviticus 14:28; the APB renders the clause with "the lobe of the right ear" as blood or oil is applied.

   Exodus 29:20Leviticus 14:14Leviticus 14:17Leviticus 14:25Leviticus 14:28Leviticus 8:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB consistently presents the location as "the lobe of the right ear." Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, this rendering confirms the clause-level setting rather than isolating the term independently.