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Lexicon :: Strong's H3225 - yāmîn

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יָמִין
Transliteration
yāmîn
Pronunciation
yaw-meen'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 872a

Strong’s Definitions

יָמִין yâmîyn, yaw-meen'; from H3231; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south:— left-handed, right (hand, side), south.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 139x

The KJV translates Strong's H3225 in the following manner: hand (105x), right (24x), side (5x), south (3x), lefthanded (with H334) (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 139x
The KJV translates Strong's H3225 in the following manner: hand (105x), right (24x), side (5x), south (3x), lefthanded (with H334) (2x).

  1. right, right hand, right side

    1. right hand

    2. right (of direction)

    3. south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָמִין yâmîyn, yaw-meen'; from H3231; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south:— left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
STRONGS H3225: Abbreviations
† I. יָמִין 137 noun feminineExodus 15:6 (Proverbs 27:16 no except, see Now Str) right hand (Late Hebrew id.; SI3 מימן on the right; Aramaic יַמִּינָא, bdb041101; Arabic bdb041102 right, right side, right hand, south; Ethiopic bdb041103 right hand, bdb041104 right side, Sabean ימן right hand, ימנת soth, are also quoted; Assyrian imnu, right, right side, on the right, DlHWB 307) — absolute יָמִין Genesis 13:9 + 40 times; construct יְמִין 1 Samuel 23:24 + 19 times; suffix יְמִינִי Jeremiah 22:24 + 6 times, etc.; always singular: —
1. right hand:
a. literally of man, often opposed to שׂמאֹול Genesis 48:13, 14 (compare Genesis 48:18), Daniel 12:7; יָדַע בֵּיןיְֿמִינוֺ לִשְׂמאֹלוֺ Jonah 4:11 distinguish between one's right hand and one's left; שׁלח ימים Judges 5:26 (|| יד); as holding the lot Ezekiel 21:27; also of right hand as skilful Psalm 137:5; as receiving bribes Psalm 26:10 (|| יָדַיִן); used in false swearing יְמִינָם וְמִין שֶׁקֶר Psalm 144:8; Psalm 144:11 their right hand is a right hand of falsehood; oft also with יַד, יַדיִֿמִינוֺ Genesis 48:17 (E) hand of his right = his right hand Judges 7:20; 2 Samuel 20:9; אִטֵּר יַדיְֿמִינוֺ Judges 3:15; Judges 20:16 bound as to one's right hand, i.e. left-handed.
b. figurative, of right hand as held by י׳ Isaiah 41:13; Isaiah 45:1; so יַדיֿמיני Psalm 73:23.
c. right hand of י׳, as instrument of delivering Israel Exodus 15:6 (twice in verse); Exodus 15:12 +, compare בִּגְכוּרוֺת יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֺ Psalm 20:7; שְׁנוֺת יְמִין עֶלְיוֺן Psalm 77:11; || זְרוֺעַ Psalm 98:1; as acquiring the temple-site Psalm 78:54; as holding his servant Psalm 18:36 (line omitted in || 2 Samuel 22:36), compare Psalm 63:9 & בִּימִין צִדְקִי Isaiah 41:10; as finding, lighting upon (מצא) his enemies Psalm 21:9 (|| יד); as full of צֶדֶק Psalm 48:11; as dispensing blessings Psalm 16:11 נעימות בימינך (compare Proverbs 3:16 of wisdom, personified); used in divine oath is Psalm 62:8 (|| זְרוֺעַ).
2. of situation on, or direction toward, the right:
a. of situation, with מִן, מִימִינָם וּמְשְּׂמאֹלָם Exodus 14:22, 29 a wall on their right hand and on their left hand; similarly 2 Samuel 16:6; 1 Kings 7:39, 49 2 Chronicles 3:17; 4:6; 1 Kings 22:19 (= 2 Chronicles 18:18 with על), 2 Chronicles 4:7, 8; Psalm 91:7 (|| מִצִּדְּךָ); for protection Psalm 16:8; מימין ל 2 Kings 23:13; Ezekiel 10:3; with לְ, וַתֵּשֶׁב לִימִינוֺ 1 Kings 2:19, so Psalm 110:1; Psalm 45:10; Psalm 109:31; with עַלֿ Zechariah 3:1; 1 Chronicles 6:24; 2 Chronicles 18:18 (= 1 Kings 22:19 with מן), Nehemiah 8:4; Job 30:12; Psalm 109:6; compare Psalm 110:5; without preposition יְמִין הָעִיר 2 Samuel 24:5; Job 23:9.
b. of direction toward, literal נָטָה ימין Numbers 20:17; Numbers 22:26 (both J E); סוּר ימין Deuteronomy 2:27; 1 Samuel 6:12; פָּרַץ ימין ושׂ׳ Isaiah 54:3; also (verb הִמָּרֶד in previous clause) Genesis 13:9; הַבֵּיט ימין Psalm 142:5; and looking is implied also in Ezekiel 1:10 (with אֶלֿ; opposed to מֵהַשְּׂמאֹול); with עַל, נטה (לָלֶכֶת) על הַיָּמִין 2 Samuel 2:19, 21; פנה עליֿמין Genesis 24:49; followed by אֶל, of course (הלך) of boundary Joshua 17:1; with לְ, לַיָמִין מֵעַל לַחוֺמָה Nehemiah 12:31 (verb omitted, went) to the right above the wall; figurative of moral deviation, יָמִין ֗֗֗ מִן־הַדָּבָר סוּר וּשְׂמֹאול Deuteronomy 17:11, so Deuteronomy 5:29; Deuteronomy 17:20; Deuteronomy 28:14; Joshua 1:7; Joshua 23:6; 2 Kings 22:2 2 Chronicles 34:2; נטה ימין ושׂ׳ Proverbs 4:27; also (very late) of the right as morally good, לֵב חָכָן לִימִינוֺ (opposed to שׂמאל) Ecclesiastes 10:2 De Reuss Now.
†3. of other parts of the body, besides hand (see יַדיֿמינו etc. above): right thigh יֶרֶךְ יְמִינוֺ Judges 3:16, 24; eye עֵין יָמִין 1 Samuel 11:2; עין ימינו Zechariah 11:17 (twice in verse); especially שׁוֺק הַיָּמִין i.e. the right (upper) leg of sacrificial animal Exodus 29:22; Leviticus 7:32, 33; Leviticus 8:25, 26; Leviticus 9:21; Numbers 18:18.
†4. = south, because when facing east the right hand is toward the south: מִימִין הַיְשִׁימוֺן 1 Samuel 23:19; אֶליְֿמִין 1 Samuel 23:24; ישׁב מִימִינֵךְ Ezekiel 16:46 (|| עלשֿׂמאולך); צָפוֺן וְיָמִין Psalm 89:13; perhaps also Psalm 107:3, see יָם 9.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:9; 13:9; 24:49; 48:13; 48:14; 48:17; 48:18

Exodus

14:22; 14:29; 15:6; 15:6; 15:12; 29:22

Leviticus

7:32; 7:33; 8:25; 8:26; 9:21

Numbers

18:18; 20:17; 22:26

Deuteronomy

2:27; 5:29; 17:11; 17:20; 28:14

Joshua

1:7; 17:1; 23:6

Judges

3:15; 3:16; 3:24; 5:26; 7:20; 20:16

1 Samuel

6:12; 11:2; 23:19; 23:24; 23:24

2 Samuel

2:19; 2:21; 16:6; 20:9; 22:36; 24:5

1 Kings

2:19; 7:39; 7:49; 22:19; 22:19

2 Kings

22:2; 23:13

1 Chronicles

6:24

2 Chronicles

3:17; 4:6; 4:7; 4:8; 18:18; 18:18; 34:2

Nehemiah

8:4; 12:31

Job

23:9; 30:12

Psalms

16:8; 16:11; 18:36; 20:7; 21:9; 26:10; 45:10; 48:11; 62:8; 63:9; 73:23; 77:11; 78:54; 89:13; 91:7; 98:1; 107:3; 109:6; 109:31; 110:1; 110:5; 137:5; 142:5; 144:8; 144:11

Proverbs

3:16; 4:27; 27:16

Ecclesiastes

10:2

Isaiah

41:10; 41:13; 45:1; 54:3

Jeremiah

22:24

Ezekiel

1:10; 10:3; 16:46; 21:27

Daniel

12:7

Jonah

4:11

Zechariah

3:1; 11:17

H3225

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Strong's Number H3225 matches the Hebrew יָמִין (yāmîn),
which occurs 141 times in 134 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 13:9–2Ki 12:9)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:9 - The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:49 - So tell me—will you or won’t you show unfailing love and faithfulness to my master? Please tell me yes or no, and then I’ll know what to do next.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:13 - Then he positioned the boys in front of Jacob. With his right hand he directed Ephraim toward Jacob’s left hand, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Jacob’s right hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:14 - But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys’ heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:17 - But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:18 - “No, my father,” he said. “This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:22 - So the people of Israel walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on each side!

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:29 - But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, as the water stood up like a wall on both sides.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:6 - “Your right hand, O LORD,
is glorious in power.
Your right hand, O LORD,
smashes the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:12 - You raised your right hand,
and the earth swallowed our enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:22 - “Since this is the ram for the ordination of Aaron and his sons, take the fat of the ram, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:32 - Give the right thigh of your peace offering to the priest as a gift.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:33 - The right thigh must always be given to the priest who offers the blood and the fat of the peace offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:25 - Next Moses took the fat, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:26 - On top of these he placed a thin cake of bread made without yeast, a cake of bread mixed with olive oil, and a wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the LORD’s presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:21 - Aaron then lifted up the breasts and right thighs as a special offering to the LORD, just as Moses had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:18 - The meat of these animals will be yours, just like the breast and right thigh that are presented by lifting them up as a special offering before the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:17 - Please let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won’t even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king’s road and never leave it until we have passed through your territory.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:26 - Then the angel of the LORD moved farther down the road and stood in a place too narrow for the donkey to get by at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:27 - ‘Let us travel through your land. We will stay on the main road and won’t turn off into the fields on either side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:32 - So Moses told the people, “You must be careful to obey all the commands of the LORD your God, following his instructions in every detail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:11 - After they have interpreted the law and declared their verdict, the sentence they impose must be fully executed; do not modify it in any way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:20 - This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:14 - You must not turn away from any of the commands I am giving you today, nor follow after other gods and worship them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:2 - “The LORD came from Mount Sinai
and dawned upon us[fn] from Mount Seir;
he shone forth from Mount Paran
and came from Meribah-kadesh
with flaming fire at his right hand.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:7 - Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:7 - The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh extended from the border of Asher to Micmethath, near Shechem. Then the boundary went south from Micmethath to the settlement near the spring of Tappuah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:6 - “So be very careful to follow everything Moses wrote in the Book of Instruction. Do not deviate from it, turning either to the right or to the left.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:15 - But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, the LORD again raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed man of the tribe of Benjamin. The Israelites sent Ehud to deliver their tribute money to King Eglon of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:16 - So Ehud made a double-edged dagger that was about a foot[fn] long, and he strapped it to his right thigh, keeping it hidden under his clothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:21 - Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled out the dagger strapped to his right thigh, and plunged it into the king’s belly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:26 - Then with her left hand she reached for a tent peg,
and with her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera with the hammer, crushing his head.
With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:20 - Then all three groups blew their horns and broke their jars. They held the blazing torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, and they all shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29 - Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them with both hands,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:16 - Among Benjamin’s elite troops, 700 were left-handed, and each of them could sling a rock and hit a target within a hairsbreadth without missing.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:12 - And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road toward Beth-shemesh, lowing as they went. The Philistine rulers followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:1 - There was a wealthy, influential man named Kish from the tribe of Benjamin. He was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:2 - “All right,” Nahash said, “but only on one condition. I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you as a disgrace to all Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:19 - But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. “We know where David is hiding,” they said. “He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:24 - So the men of Ziph returned home ahead of Saul.
Meanwhile, David and his men had moved into the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah Valley south of Jeshimon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:19 - and he began chasing Abner. He pursued him relentlessly, not stopping for anything.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21 - “Go fight someone else!” Abner warned. “Take on one of the younger men, and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel kept right on chasing Abner.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:6 - He threw stones at the king and the king’s officers and all the mighty warriors who surrounded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:9 - “How are you, my cousin?” Joab said and took him by the beard with his right hand as though to kiss him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:5 - First they crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, south of the town in the valley, in the direction of Gad. Then they went on to Jazer,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:19 - So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak on Adonijah’s behalf. The king rose from his throne to meet her, and he bowed down before her. When he sat down on his throne again, the king ordered that a throne be brought for his mother, and she sat at his right hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:39 - He set five water carts on the south side of the Temple and five on the north side. The great bronze basin called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49 - the lampstands of solid gold, five on the south and five on the north, in front of the Most Holy Place;
the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of gold;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:19 - Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:9 - Then Jehoiada the priest bored a hole in the lid of a large chest and set it on the right-hand side of the altar at the entrance of the Temple of the LORD. The priests guarding the entrance put all of the people’s contributions into the chest.

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