יָמִין

H3225. yamin
I. יָמִין137 noun feminineExo 15:6 (Pro 27:16 no except, see Now Str) right hand (Late Hebrew id.; SI3 מימן on the right; Aramaic יַמִּינָא, ; Arabic right, right side, right hand, south; Ethiopic right hand, right side, Sabean ימן right hand, ימנת soth, are also quoted; Assyrian imnu, right, right side, on the right, DlHWB 307) — absolute יָמִין Gen 13:9 40t.; construct יְמִין 1Sa 23:24 1Sa 23:19t.; suffix יְמִינִי Jer 22:24 Jer 22:6t., etc.; always singular: —
1 right hand:
a. literally of man, often opposed to שׂמאֹול Gen 48:13-14, (compare Gen 48:18), Dan 12:7; לִשְׂמאֹלוֺ בֵּיןיְֿמִינוֺ יָדַע Jon 4:11 distinguish between one's right hand and one's left; ימים שׁלח Jdg 5:26 (|| יד); as holding the lot Eze 21:27; also of right hand as skilful Psa 137:5; as receiving bribes Psa 26:10 (|| יָדַיִן); used in false swearing שֶׁקֶר וְמִין יְמִינָם Psa 144:8; Psa 144:11 their right hand is a right hand of falsehood; oft also with יַדיִֿמִינוֺ יַד, Gen 48:17 (E) hand of his right = his right hand Jdg 7:20; 2Sa 20:9; יַדיְֿמִינוֺ אִטֵּר Jdg 3:15; Jdg 20:16 bound as to one's right hand, i.e. left-handed.
b. figurative, of right hand as held by ׳י Isa 41:13; Isa 45:1; so יַדיֿמיני Psa 73:23.
c. right hand of ׳י, as instrument of delivering Israel Exo 15:6 (twice in verse); Exo 15:12 +, compare יְמִינוֺ יֵשַׁע בִּגְכוּרוֺת Psa 20:7; עֶלְיוֺן יְמִין שְׁנוֺת Psa 77:11; || זְרוֺעַ Psa 98:1; as acquiring the temple-site Psa 78:54; as holding his servant Psa 18:36 (line omitted in || 2Sa 22:36), compare Psa 63:9 & צִדְקִי בִּימִין Isa 41:10; as finding, lighting upon (מצא) his enemies Psa 21:9 (|| יד); as full of צֶדֶק Psa 48:11; as dispensing blessings Psa 16:11 בימינך נעימות (compare Pro 3:16 of wisdom, personified); used in divine oath is Psa 62:8 (|| זְרוֺעַ).
2 of situation on, or direction toward, the right:
a. of situation, with וּמְשְּׂמאֹלָם מִימִינָם מִן, Exo 14:22, Exo 14:29 a wall on their right hand and on their left hand; similarly 2Sa 16:6; 1Ki 7:39, 1Ki 7:49 2Ch 3:17; 2Ch 4:6; 1Ki 22:19 (= 2Ch 18:18 with על), 2Ch 4:7-8, Psa 91:7 (|| מִצִּדְּךָ); for protection Psa 16:8; ל מימין 2Ki 23:13; Eze 10:3; with לִימִינוֺ וַתֵּשֶׁב לְ, 1Ki 2:19, so Psa 110:1; Psa 45:10; Psa 109:31; with עַלֿ Zec 3:1; 1Ch 6:24; 2Ch 18:18 (= 1Ki 22:19 with מן), Neh 8:4; Job 30:12; Psa 109:6; compare Psa 110:5; without preposition הָעִיר יְמִין 2Sa 24:5; Job 23:9.
b. of direction toward, literal ימין נָטָה Num 20:17; Num 22:26 (both J E); ימין סוּר Deu 2:27; 1Sa 6:12; ושׂ ימין ׳מָּרַץ Isa 54:3; also (verb הִמָּרֶד in prev. clause) Gen 13:9; ימין הַבֵּיט Psa 142:5; and looking is implied also in Eze 1:10 (with אֶלֿ; opposed to מֵהַשְּׂמאֹול); with הַיָּמִין על (לָלֶכֶת) נטה עַל, 2Sa 2:19, 2Sa 2:21; עליֿמין פנה Gen 24:49; followed by אֶל, of course (הלך) of boundary Jos 17:1; with לַחוֺמָה מֵעַל לַיָמִין לְ, Neh 12:31 (verb omitted, went) to the right above the wall; figurative of moral deviation, וּשְׂמאֹול מִןהַֿדָּבָריָ֗֗֗מִין סוּר Deu 17:11, so Deu 5:29; Deu 17:20; Deu 28:14; Jos 1:7; Jos 23:6; 2Ki 22:2 2Ch 34:2; ושׂ ימין ׳נטה Pro 4:27; also (very late) of the right as morally good, לִימִינוֺ חָכָן לֵב (opposed to שׂמאל) Ecc 10:2 De Reuss Now.
3 of other parts of the body, besides hand (see יַדיֿמינו etc. above): right thigh יְמִינוֺ יֶרֶךְ Jdg 3:16, Jdg 3:24; eye יָמִין עֵין 1Sa 11:2; ימינו עין Zec 11:17 (twice in verse); especially הַיָּמִין שׁוֺק i.e. the right (upper) leg of sacrificial animal Exo 29:22; Lev 7:32-33, Lev 8:25-26, Lev 9:21; Num 18:18.
4 = south, because when facing east the right hand is toward the south: הַיְשִׁימוֺן מִימִין 1Sa 23:19; אֶליְֿמִין 1Sa 23:24; מִימִינֵךְ ישׁב Eze 16:46 (|| עלשֿׂמאולך); וְיָמִין צָפוֺן Psa 89:13; perhaps also Psa 107:3, see יָם 9