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Hebrew noun (feminine) · H3409

יָרֵךְ

yarekyaw-rake'

thigh

34 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: yârêk

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3409is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 10 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 20
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H3409

the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side

The King James renders it: [idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

yarek is rendered "thigh". It stands 34 times in the Hebrew text, across ten books.

  • Nine of the uses stand in Genesis, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 24:2So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
  • The Greek text spells it twenty different ways.

The first use

So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 24:2יְרֵכִֽי׃

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Nine of the word's thirty-four uses are in Genesis.

The other 29 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • side of6
  • thigh his6
  • thigh of6
  • a thigh4
  • base its3
  • thigh2
  • thigh my2
  • the thigh1
  • thigh her1
  • thigh your1
  • thighs1
  • thighs your1

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

יָרֵאyareto fearUses315
יָרֵאyareafraidUses64
יָרֵחַyareachmoonUses27

All 34, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

20 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • יֶ֥רֶךְ6
  • יֶ֣רֶךְ3
  • יְרֵכ֑וֹ3
  • יֶ֧רֶךְ2
  • יָרֵ֣ךְ2
  • יָרֵ֑ךְ2
  • יְרֵכָ֣הּ2
  • יְרֵכ֔וֹ2
  • הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ1
  • יָרֵ֖ךְ1
  • יֶֽרֶךְ־1
  • יָרֵֽךְ׃1

and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)12HNcfsc
  • noun · feminine singular6HNcfsa
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6HNcfsc/Sp3ms
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular4HNcfsc/Sp3fs
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2HNcfsc/Sp1bs
  • noun · feminine dual1HNcfda
  • noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1HNcfdc/Sp2fs
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1HNcfsc/Sp2fs
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1HTd/Ncfsa

Genesis

nine uses
  • So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

    Genesis 24:2

    • יְרֵכִֽי׃yerekhinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: thigh my
  • So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

    Genesis 24:9

    • יֶ֥רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: thigh of
  • When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.

    Genesis 32:25

    • יְרֵכ֑וֹyerekhonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: thigh his
    • יֶ֣רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: thigh of
  • The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

    Genesis 32:31

    • יְרֵכֽוֹ׃yerekhonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: thigh his
  • Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon which is at the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.

    Genesis 32:32

    • הַיָּרֵ֔ךְhaiyarekhthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the thigh
    • יֶ֣רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: thigh of
  • All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.

    Genesis 46:26

    • יְרֵכ֔וֹyerekhonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: thigh his
  • When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

    Genesis 47:29

    • יְרֵכִ֑יyerekhinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: thigh my

Exodus

seven uses
  • The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.

    Exodus 1:5

    • יֶֽרֶךְ־yerekh-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: thigh of
  • Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

    Exodus 25:31

    • יְרֵכָ֣הּyerekhahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: base its
  • Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.

    Exodus 28:42

    • יְרֵכַ֖יִםyerekhayimnoun · feminine dualtagged: thighs
  • He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”

    Exodus 32:27

    • יְרֵכ֑וֹyerekhonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: thigh his
  • Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

    Exodus 37:17

    • יְרֵכָ֣הּyerekhahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: base its
  • Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

    Exodus 40:22

    • יֶ֥רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
  • He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle

    Exodus 40:24

    • יֶ֥רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of

Leviticus

one use
  • He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.

    Leviticus 1:11

    • יֶ֧רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of

Numbers

six uses
  • The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

    Numbers 3:29

    • יֶ֥רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
  • The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

    Numbers 3:35

    • יֶ֧רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
  • and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.

    Numbers 5:21

    • יְרֵכֵךְ֙yerekhekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: thigh your
  • May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’

    Numbers 5:22

    • יָרֵ֑ךְyarekhnoun · feminine singulartagged: a thigh
  • When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.

    Numbers 5:27

    • יְרֵכָ֑הּyerekhahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: thigh her
  • This is how the lampstand was constructed: it was made of hammered gold from its base to its blossoms, fashioned according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.

    Numbers 8:4

    • יְרֵכָ֥הּyerekhahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: base its

Judges

four uses
  • Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak

    Judges 3:16

    • יֶ֥רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: thigh of
  • And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.

    Judges 3:21

    • יֶ֣רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: thigh of
  • Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.

    Judges 8:30

    • יְרֵכ֑וֹyerekhonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: thigh his
  • And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.

    Judges 15:8

    • יָרֵ֖ךְyarekhnoun · feminine singulartagged: thigh

2 Kings

one use
  • He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar.

    2 Kings 16:14

    • יֶ֥רֶךְyerekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of

Psalms

one use
  • Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.

    Psalms 45:3

    • יָרֵ֣ךְyarekhnoun · feminine singulartagged: a thigh

Song of Solomon

two uses
  • All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.

    Song of Solomon 3:8

    • יְרֵכ֔וֹyerekhonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: thigh his
  • How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O daughter of the prince! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the handiwork of a master.

    Song of Solomon 7:1

    • יְרֵכַ֔יִךְyerekhayikhnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: thighs your

Jeremiah

one use
  • After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’

    Jeremiah 31:19

    • יָרֵ֑ךְyarekhnoun · feminine singulartagged: a thigh

Ezekiel

two uses
  • Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.

    Ezekiel 21:12

    • יָרֵֽךְ׃yarekhnoun · feminine singulartagged: a thigh
  • Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.

    Ezekiel 24:4

    • יָרֵ֣ךְyarekhnoun · feminine singulartagged: thigh

The letters

Gematria 230· 710 mispar gadol

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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