3409. yarek

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yarek: Thigh, loins, side

Original Word: יָרֵךְ
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: yarek
Pronunciation: yah-REK
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-rake')
Definition: Thigh, loins, side
Meaning: the thigh, the generative parts, a shank, flank, side

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

body, loins, shaft, side, thigh

From an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphem. The generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side -- X body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
thigh, loin, side, base
NASB Translation
base (3), direct (2), hips (1), loins (1), ruthlessly* (1), side (7), thigh (18), thighs (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יָרֵךְ noun feminine^{Numbers 5:27} thigh, loin, side, base (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַרְכָּא; Zinjirli ירך loin; Assyrian arku, arkâtu, back, rear, hereafter Dl^{HWB 242}; Arabic hip) — absolute יָרֵךְ Judges 15:8 6t.; construct יֶ֫רֶךְ Genesis 24:9 11t. + 2 Samuel 3:27 (see below); suffix יְרֵכִי Genesis 24:2; Genesis 47:29; יְרֵכֵךְ Numbers 5:21; יְרֵכוֺ Genesis 32:26 6t.; יְרֵכָהּ Exodus 25:31+ 3t.; dual יְרֵכַיִם Exodus 28:42; suffix יְרֵכַיִךְ Cant 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 (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 (RS^{K. 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 ᵑ0 ׳תּוֺךְ הַשּׁ) ᵐ5 Th We Dr Bu Kit.

3 base (loins) of candlestick Exodus 25:31; Exodus 37:17; Numbers 8:4 (all P).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be soft.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2250 (ἡμέρα • hēmera): While not directly related in meaning, this Greek word for "day" can sometimes be associated with time periods or generational aspects, similar to the generative implications of "yarek."
• G3382 (μηρός • mēros): This Greek term directly corresponds to "thigh" and is used in the New Testament to describe the thigh or leg.
• G4628 (σφυρόν • sphuron): This term refers to the ankle or lower leg, which is anatomically related to the thigh.

In summary, "yarek" is a multifaceted Hebrew term that encompasses both literal and figurative meanings, ranging from the physical thigh to symbolic representations of strength and lineage.

Usage: The word "yarek" is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often referring to the physical thigh or side of a person or object. It can also metaphorically represent strength or the source of offspring.

Context: • Physical Thigh: The term "yarek" is frequently used to describe the physical thigh of a person. For example, in Genesis 32:25, Jacob's thigh is touched during his wrestling with the angel: "When the man saw that He could not overpower Jacob, He struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled."
• Generative Parts: In some contexts, "yarek" is used euphemistically to refer to the generative parts, symbolizing fertility and progeny. This is evident in Genesis 46:26, where it refers to the descendants of Jacob: "All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons."
• Symbol of Oath: The thigh was also a place where oaths were solemnized, as seen in Genesis 24:2-3, where Abraham makes his servant swear an oath by placing his hand under Abraham's thigh: "So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, 'Place your hand under my thigh, and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling.'"
• Metaphorical Use: The term can also be used metaphorically to denote strength or support, as in the context of a structure or a body.

Forms and Transliterations

הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ הירך יְרֵכ֑וֹ יְרֵכ֔וֹ יְרֵכִ֑י יְרֵכִֽי׃ יְרֵכֵךְ֙ יְרֵכַ֔יִךְ יְרֵכַ֖יִם יְרֵכָ֑הּ יְרֵכָ֣הּ יְרֵכָ֥הּ יְרֵכֽוֹ׃ יֶ֣רֶךְ יֶ֥רֶךְ יֶ֧רֶךְ יֶֽרֶךְ־ יָרֵ֑ךְ יָרֵ֖ךְ יָרֵ֣ךְ יָרֵֽךְ׃ ירך ירך־ ירך׃ ירכה ירכו ירכו׃ ירכי ירכי׃ ירכיך ירכים ירכך haiyaRech hay·yā·rêḵ hayyārêḵ yā·rêḵ yaRech yārêḵ yə·rê·ḵa·yiḵ yə·rê·ḵa·yim yə·rê·ḵāh yə·rê·ḵêḵ yə·rê·ḵî yə·rê·ḵōw ye·reḵ ye·reḵ- Yerech yereChah yereChayich yereChayim yerecheCh yereChi yereCho yereḵ yereḵ- yərêḵāh yərêḵayiḵ yərêḵayim yərêḵêḵ yərêḵî yərêḵōw

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 24:2
HEB: יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת יְרֵכִֽי׃
NAS: your hand under my thigh,
KJV: I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
INT: your hand under my thigh

Genesis 24:9
HEB: יָד֔וֹ תַּ֛חַת יֶ֥רֶךְ אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֑יו
NAS: under the thigh of Abraham
KJV: his hand under the thigh of Abraham
INT: his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master

Genesis 32:25
HEB: וַיִּגַּ֖ע בְּכַף־ יְרֵכ֑וֹ וַתֵּ֙קַע֙ כַּף־
NAS: the socket of his thigh; so the socket
KJV: not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow
INT: touched the socket of his thigh was dislocated the socket

Genesis 32:25
HEB: וַתֵּ֙קַע֙ כַּף־ יֶ֣רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹ
NAS: of Jacob's thigh was dislocated
KJV: of Jacob's thigh was out of joint,
INT: was dislocated the socket thigh of Jacob's wrestled

Genesis 32:31
HEB: צֹלֵ֖עַ עַל־ יְרֵכֽוֹ׃
NAS: and he was limping on his thigh.
KJV: upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
INT: was limping on his thigh

Genesis 32:32
HEB: עַל־ כַּ֣ף הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם
NAS: is on the socket of the thigh, because
KJV: which [is] upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day:
INT: is on the socket of the thigh against day

Genesis 32:32
HEB: נָגַע֙ בְּכַף־ יֶ֣רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּגִ֖יד
NAS: of Jacob's thigh in the sinew
KJV: of Jacob's thigh in the sinew
INT: touched the socket thigh of Jacob's the sinew

Genesis 46:26
HEB: מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י
NAS: to Egypt, his direct descendants,
KJV: which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's
INT: to Egypt descendants his direct including the wives

Genesis 47:29
HEB: יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֣חַת יְרֵכִ֑י וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ עִמָּדִי֙
NAS: under my thigh and deal
KJV: I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal
INT: your hand under my thigh and deal against

Exodus 1:5
HEB: נֶ֛פֶשׁ יֹצְאֵ֥י יֶֽרֶךְ־ יַעֲקֹ֖ב שִׁבְעִ֣ים
NAS: who came from the loins of Jacob
KJV: that came out of the loins of Jacob
INT: the persons came the loins of Jacob were seventy

Exodus 25:31
HEB: תֵּעָשֶׂ֤ה הַמְּנוֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ
NAS: The lampstand [and] its base and its shaft
KJV: be made: his shaft, and his branches,
INT: are to be made the lampstand base shaft cups

Exodus 28:42
HEB: מִמָּתְנַ֥יִם וְעַד־ יְרֵכַ֖יִם יִהְיֽוּ׃
NAS: from the loins even to the thighs.
KJV: from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
INT: the loins even to the thighs shall reach

Exodus 32:27
HEB: חַרְבּ֖וֹ עַל־ יְרֵכ֑וֹ עִבְר֨וּ וָשׁ֜וּבוּ
NAS: his sword upon his thigh, and go
KJV: his sword by his side, [and] go
INT: his sword upon his thigh and forth back

Exodus 37:17
HEB: אֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ
NAS: of hammered work, its base and its shaft;
KJV: he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch,
INT: made the lampstand base shaft cups

Exodus 40:22
HEB: מוֹעֵ֔ד עַ֛ל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן צָפֹ֑נָה
NAS: on the north side of the tabernacle,
KJV: of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle
INT: of meeting and side of the tabernacle the north

Exodus 40:24
HEB: הַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן עַ֛ל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן נֶֽגְבָּה׃
NAS: on the south side of the tabernacle.
KJV: the table, on the side of the tabernacle
INT: the table and side of the tabernacle the south

Leviticus 1:11
HEB: אֹת֜וֹ עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ צָפֹ֖נָה
NAS: He shall slay it on the side of the altar
KJV: And he shall kill it on the side of the altar
INT: shall slay on the side of the altar northward

Numbers 3:29
HEB: יַחֲנ֑וּ עַ֛ל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן תֵּימָֽנָה׃
NAS: on the southward side of the tabernacle,
KJV: shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle
INT: camp and side of the tabernacle the southward

Numbers 3:35
HEB: אֲבִיחָ֑יִל עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן יַחֲנ֖וּ
NAS: on the northward side of the tabernacle.
KJV: [these] shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle
INT: of Abihail and side of the tabernacle camp

Numbers 5:21
HEB: יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־ יְרֵכֵךְ֙ נֹפֶ֔לֶת וְאֶת־
NAS: making your thigh waste away
KJV: doth make thy thigh to rot,
INT: making the LORD'S your thigh waste and your abdomen

Numbers 5:22
HEB: בֶּ֖טֶן וְלַנְפִּ֣ל יָרֵ֑ךְ וְאָמְרָ֥ה הָאִשָּׁ֖ה
NAS: swell and your thigh waste away.
KJV: to swell, and [thy] thigh to rot:
INT: your abdomen waste and your thigh shall say and the woman

Numbers 5:27
HEB: בִטְנָ֔הּ וְנָפְלָ֖ה יְרֵכָ֑הּ וְהָיְתָ֧ה הָאִשָּׁ֛ה
NAS: will swell and her thigh will waste away,
KJV: shall swell, and her thigh shall rot:
INT: abdomen will waste thigh will become and the woman

Numbers 8:4
HEB: זָהָ֔ב עַד־ יְרֵכָ֥הּ עַד־ פִּרְחָ֖הּ
NAS: of gold; from its base to its flowers
KJV: gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers
INT: of gold against base to its flowers

Judges 3:16
HEB: לְמַדָּ֔יו עַ֖ל יֶ֥רֶךְ יְמִינֽוֹ׃
NAS: it on his right thigh under
KJV: upon his right thigh.
INT: his cloak and thigh his right

Judges 3:21
HEB: הַחֶ֔רֶב מֵעַ֖ל יֶ֣רֶךְ יְמִינ֑וֹ וַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָ
NAS: from his right thigh and thrust
KJV: from his right thigh, and thrust
INT: the sword and thigh his right and thrust

34 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3409
34 Occurrences

hay·yā·rêḵ — 1 Occ.
yā·rêḵ — 6 Occ.
ye·reḵ — 12 Occ.
yə·rê·ḵāh — 4 Occ.
yə·rê·ḵa·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
yə·rê·ḵa·yim — 1 Occ.
yə·rê·ḵêḵ — 1 Occ.
yə·rê·ḵî — 2 Occ.
yə·rê·ḵōw — 6 Occ.