יָרֵךְ
yârêk · H3409 · Hebrew · 34 occurrences
Meanings
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thigh
The upper part of the leg of humans and animals
ExamplesGenesis 32:25 When the man saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.
Genesis 32:31 Now the sun rose upon him just as he crossed over Penuel, and he was limping on his hip.
Genesis 32:32 Therefore, to this day the sons of Israel do not eat the tendon of the hip which is on the socket of the hip, because he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the tendon of the hip.
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base
Literally: thigh (of an object); hence: a reference to that part of an artifact that touches the ground
ExamplesExodus 25:31 “Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand, its base and its shaft, are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
Exodus 37:17 Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
Numbers 8:4 Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flower ornamentation it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
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side
A reference to that part of an object that faces one of the four cardinal directions
ExamplesExodus 40:22 He also put the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
Exodus 40:24 Then he placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.
Leviticus 1:11 ‘And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
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private parts, sexual organs
A euphemism for the sexual organs of both male and female because their location near the upper thigh
ExamplesGenesis 24:2 Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household who was in charge of all that he owned, “Please place your hand under my thigh,
Genesis 24:9 So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham, and swore to him concerning this matter.
Genesis 46:26 All the people belonging to Jacob, who came to Egypt, his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob’s sons, were sixty-six persons in all,
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Meaning unsure; literally: to strike (someone) thigh over thigh; possibly: action by which humans fight other humans and beat them down effectively (to give (someone) a thorough thrashing)
ExamplesJudges 15:8 So he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter; and afterward he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
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Literally: to strike (one's) thigh; hence: action by which humans strike their upper leg to give expression to their grief (to strike (one's) thigh)
ExamplesJeremiah 31:19 ‘For after I turned back, I repented; And after I was instructed, I slapped my thigh; I was ashamed and also humiliated Because I bore the shame of my youth.’
Ezekiel 21:12 “Cry out and wail, son of man; for it is against My people, it is against all the officials of Israel. They are turned over to the sword with My people, therefore slap your thigh.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
26 occurrences in 9 groups
- הוּhis 6
- מִשְׁכָּןtabernacle, dwelling place 4
- הּher 4
- יַעֲקֹבJacob 3
- Other words · 5 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- נָפַלto fall 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- נָפַלto fall 1
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
19 occurrences in 4 groups
- עַלon, upon, over, against 24
- תַּחַתunder, below, instead of 6
- אֵלto, toward 2
- עַדto, as far as, until 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
8 occurrences in 3 groups
- כַּףpalm, hand 4
- יָצָאto go out 3
- חַמּוּקcurve 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- μηρός mērós · G3382 · thigh
- Greek μηρός renders the primary anatomical sense of Hebrew יָרֵךְ ('thigh') in literal body-part contexts, though the Hebrew term exhibits broader semantic range including idiomatic extensions ('loins' for procreation, 'side' for location) that μηρός does not typically cover.
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Spatial Referents003002005
- The word names a bodily location, the thigh, hip, or side, used as a spatial reference point, as when Abraham instructs his servant to place a hand under his thigh in Genesis 24:2.
- People001001003
- The word names a part of the human body, the thigh or loins, as attested throughout its occurrences describing Abraham's servant and Jacob's own body.
- Impact002001001024
- The word is used of Jacob's hip socket being touched and dislocated in his wrestling encounter, an injury from forceful impact, in Genesis 32:26 and 32:32.
- Stance002001001061
- The thigh or hip bears the body's stance and stability, and its injury in Genesis 32 affected Jacob's ability to stand and walk normally afterward.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3409. yarek יָרֵךְ noun feminineNum 5:27 thigh, loin, side, base (Late Hebrew id.;…
יָרֵךְ noun feminineNum 5:27 thigh, loin, side, base (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַרְכָּא; Zinjirli ירך loin; Assyrian arku, arkâtu, back, rear, hereafter DlHWB 242; Arabic hip) — absolute יָרֵךְ Jdg 15:8 Jdg 15:6t.; construct יֶ֫רֶךְ Gen 24:9 Gen 24:11t. + 2Sa 3:27 (see below); suffix יְרֵכִי Gen 24:2; Gen 47:29; יְרֵכֵךְ Num 5:21; יְרֵכוֺ Gen 32:26 Gen 32:6t.; יְרֵכָהּ Exo 25:31+ 3t.; dual יְרֵכַיִם Exo 28:42; suffix יְרֵכַיִךְ Cant 7:2; —
1 thigh,
a. outside of thigh, where sword was worn, עַליְֿרֵכוֺ חֶרֶב שִׂים Exo 32:27 (E); יְמִינוֺ עַליֶֿרֶךְ אֹתָהּ וַיַחְגֹּר Jdg 3:16 and he girded it upon his right thigh, Jdg 3:21; Psa 45:4; Son 3:8; הַיָּרֵךְ כַּף Genesis 32:33 hollow of the thigh, Gen 32:26 (twice in verse); Genesis 32:33 (all J); יְרֵכַיִךְ חַמּוּקֵי Cant 7:2 the roundings of thy thighs; וְעַדיְֿרֵכַיִם מִמָּתְנַיִם Exo 28:42 (P); || בֶּטֶן Num 5:21-22, Num 5:27 (P); עַליְֿרֵכוֺ צֹלֵעַ Gen 32:32 (J), limping upon his thigh; עַליָֿרֵח סָפַק Jer 31:19 and (with אֶלֿ) Eze 21:17, smite upon, thigh, in token of consternation; יָרֵךְ עַלֿ שׁוֺק אוֺתָם וַיַּךְ Jdg 15:8 and he smote them, hip upon thigh, a great slaughter.
b. thigh = loins, as seat of procreative power (RSK. 34; Semitic i, 360 (380)) ירך יֹצְאֵי those proceeding from the loins of any one Gen 46:26; Exo 1:5 (both P), Jdg 8:30; hence ירך תַּחַת יַד שִׂים place the hand under thigh, in taking oath Gen 24:2, Gen 24:9 (J), Gen 47:29.
2 side (flank) of altar 2Ki 16:14; Lev 1:11 (P); of tabernacle Exo 40:22, Exo 40:24; Num 3:29, Num 3:35 (all P); also הַשַּׁעַר יֶרֶךְ (for הַשּׁ ׳תּוֺךְ ᵑ0) ᵐ5 Th We Dr Bu Kit.
3 base (loins) of candlestick Exo 25:31; Exo 37:17; Num 8:4 (all P).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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