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Lexicon :: Strong's H3409 - yārēḵ

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יָרֵך
Transliteration
yārēḵ
Pronunciation
yaw-rake'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be soft
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TWOT Reference: 916a

Strong’s Definitions

יָרֵךְ yârêk, yaw-rake'; from an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side:—× body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H3409 in the following manner: thigh (21x), side (7x), shaft (3x), loins (2x), body (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H3409 in the following manner: thigh (21x), side (7x), shaft (3x), loins (2x), body (1x).

  1. thigh, side, loin, base

    1. thigh

      1. outside of thigh (where sword was worn)

      2. loins (as the seat of procreative power)

    2. side (flank) (of object)

    3. base

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָרֵךְ yârêk, yaw-rake'; from an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side:—× body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
STRONGS H3409: Abbreviations
† יָרֵךְ noun feminineNumbers 5:27 thigh, loin, side, base (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַרְכָּא; Zinjirli ירך loin; Assyrian arku, arkâtu, back, rear, hereafter DlHWB 242; Arabic bdb043704 hip) — absolute יָרֵךְ Judges 15:8 + 6 times; construct יֶ֫רֶךְ Genesis 24:9 + 11 times + 2 Samuel 3:27 (see below); suffix יְרֵכִי Genesis 24:2; Genesis 47:29; יְרֵכֵךְ Numbers 5:21; יְרֵכוֺ Genesis 32:26 + 6 times; יְרֵכָהּ Exodus 25:31+ 3 times; dual יְרֵכַיִם Exodus 28:42; suffix יְרֵכַיִךְ Songs 7:2; —
1. thigh,
a. outside of thigh, where sword was worn, שִׂים חֶרֶב עַליְֿרֵכוֺ Exodus 32:27 (E); וַיַחְגֹּר אֹתָהּ עַליֶֿרֶךְ יְמִינוֺ Judges 3:16 and he girded it upon his right thigh, Judges 3:21; Psalm 45:4; Songs 3:8; כַּף הַיָּרֵךְ Genesis 32:33 hollow of the thigh, Genesis 32:26 (twice in verse); Genesis 32:33 [Genesis 32:32] (all J); חַמּוּקֵי יְרֵכַיִךְ Cant 7:2 the roundings of thy thighs; מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַדיְֿרֵכַיִם Exodus 28:42 (P); || בֶּטֶן Numbers 5:21, 22, 27 (P); צֹלֵעַ עַליְֿרֵכוֺ Genesis 32:32 (J), limping upon his thigh; סָפַק עַליָֿרֵח Jeremiah 31:19 and (with אֶלֿ) Ezekiel 21:17, smite upon, thigh, in token of consternation; וַיַּךְ אוֺתָם שׁוֺק עַלֿ יָרֵךְ Judges 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)) יֹצְאֵי ירך those proceeding from the loins of any one Genesis 46:26; Exodus 1:5 (both P), Judges 8:30; hence שִׂים יַד תַּחַת ירך place the hand under thigh, in taking oath Genesis 24:2, 9 (J), Genesis 47:29.
2. side (flank) of altar 2 Kings 16:14; Leviticus 1:11 (P); of tabernacle Exodus 40:22, 24; Numbers 3:29, 35 (all P); also יֶרֶךְ הַשַּׁעַר (for MT תּוֺךְ הַשּׁ׳) Greek Version of the LXX Th We Dr Bu Kit.
3. base (loins) of candlestick Exodus 25:31; Exodus 37:17; Numbers 8:4 (all P).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3410.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:2; 24:2; 24:9; 24:9; 32:26; 32:26; 32:32; 32:32; 46:26; 47:29; 47:29

Exodus

1:5; 25:31; 25:31; 28:42; 28:42; 32:27; 37:17; 40:22; 40:24

Leviticus

1:11

Numbers

3:29; 3:35; 5:21; 5:21; 5:22; 5:27; 5:27; 8:4

Judges

3:16; 3:21; 8:30; 15:8; 15:8

2 Samuel

3:27

2 Kings

16:14

Psalms

45:4

Song of Songs

3:8; 7:2; 7:2

Jeremiah

31:19

Ezekiel

21:17

H3409

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Strong's Number H3409 matches the Hebrew יָרֵך (yārēḵ),
which occurs 34 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:2 - and Abraham saith unto his servant, the eldest of his house, who is ruling over all that he hath, 'Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:9 - And the servant putteth his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and sweareth to him concerning this matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:25 - and he seeth that he is not able for him, and he cometh against the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh is disjointed in his wrestling with him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:31 - and the sun riseth on him when he hath passed over Penuel, and he is halting on his thigh;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:32 - therefore the sons of Israel do not eat the sinew which shrank, which is on the hollow of the thigh, unto this day, because He came against the hollow of Jacob's thigh, against the sinew which shrank.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:26 - All the persons who are coming to Jacob to Egypt, coming out of his thigh, apart from the wives of Jacob's sons, all the persons are sixty and six.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29 - And the days of Israel are near to die, and he calleth for his son, for Joseph, and saith to him, 'If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and thou hast done with me kindness and truth; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:5 - And all the persons coming out of the thigh of Jacob are seventy persons; as to Joseph, he was in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:31 - 'And thou hast made a candlestick of pure gold, of beaten work is the candlestick made; its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers are of the same;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:42

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42 - 'And make thou for them linen trousers to cover the naked flesh: they are from the loins even unto the thighs;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:27 - and he saith to them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Put each his sword by his thigh, pass over and turn back from gate to gate through the camp, and slay each his brother, and each his friend, and each his relation.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:17 - And he maketh the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he hath made the candlestick, its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers, have been of the same;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:22 - And he putteth the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, at the outside of the vail,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:24 - And he putteth the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over-against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - and he hath slaughtered it by the side of the altar northward, before Jehovah; and sons of Aaron, the priests, have sprinkled its blood on the altar round about;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:29 - The families of the sons of Kohath encamp by the side of the tabernacle southward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35 - And the prince of a father's house for the families of Merari is Zuriel son of Abihail; by the side of the tabernacle they encamp northward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:21 - (then the priest hath caused the woman to swear with an oath of execration, and the priest hath said to the woman) -- Jehovah doth give thee for an execration, and for a curse, in the midst of thy people, in Jehovah's giving thy thigh to fall, and thy belly to swell,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:22 - and these waters which cause the curse have gone into thy bowels, to cause the belly to swell, and the thigh to fall; and the woman hath said, Amen, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - yea, he hath caused her to drink the water, and it hath come to pass, if she hath been defiled, and doth commit a trespass against her husband, that the waters which cause the curse have gone into her for bitter things, and her belly hath swelled, and her thigh hath fallen, and the woman hath become an execration in the midst of her people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:4 - And this is the work of the candlestick: beaten work of gold; unto its thigh, unto its flower it is beaten work; as the appearance which Jehovah shewed Moses, so he hath made the candlestick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:16 - and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit is its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:21 - and Ehud putteth forth his left hand, and taketh the sword from off his right thigh, and striketh it into his belly;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:30 - and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:8 - And he smiteth them hip and thigh -- a great smiting, and goeth down and dwelleth in the cleft of the rock Etam.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:14 - As to the altar of brass that is before Jehovah -- he bringeth it near from the front of the house, from between the altar and the house of Jehovah, and putteth it on the side of the altar, northward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:3 - Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty!

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:8 - All of them holding sword, taught of battle, Each his sword by his thigh, for fear at night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:1 - As the chorus of 'Mahanaim.' How beautiful were thy feet with sandals, O daughter of Nadib. The turnings of thy sides are as ornaments, Work of the hands of an artificer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:19 - For after my turning back I repented, And after my being instructed I struck on the thigh, I have been ashamed, I have also blushed, For I have borne the reproach of my youth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:12 - Cry and howl, son of man, For it hath been among My people, It is among all the princes of Israel, Cast unto the sword have been My people. Therefore strike on thy thigh,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:4 - To gather its pieces unto it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, the choice of the bones to fill in.
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