Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
To wash, a sign of hospitality
(Gen. 18:4; 1 Sam. 25:41; John 13:5-6). To remove shoes, a reverence (Ex. 3:5); sign of mourning (Ezek. 24:17).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from 7164; an ankle (as a protuberance or joint)