Thigh

The mode of taking an oath, alluded to in Genesis 24:2-9 47:29-31, was significant of the swearer's obligation to obedience. Jacob's thigh was disabled by the Angel, to show the patriarch that his prevalence was through his faith and prayer, not through force, Genesis 32:25-31. Smiting the thigh was a gesture of self-condemnation and grief, Jeremiah 31:19 Ezekiel 21:12. Warriors wore their swords upon the left thigh, unless left-handed in readiness for use, Jud 3:15-21 Psalm 45:3 So 3:8; so too they may have borne their names and titles, not only on their shields, but on their swords, or on the rove or mailed coat covering the thigh, Revelation 19:16. "Hip and thigh," Jud 15:8, seems to mean utterly and irrecoverably.

1. (n.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.

2. (n.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect.

THIGH

thi (yarekh; Aramaic yarekhah (Daniel 2:32); meros (Judith 9:2; Sirach 19:12; Revelation 19:16); as part of a sacrificial animal (Exodus 29:22, etc.) shoq, the King James Version, the Revised Version margin "shoulder"; in addition the King James Version has "thigh" for shoq in Isaiah 47:2 (the Revised Version (British and American) "leg")): The portion of the leg from the knee to the hip, against which a weapon hangs when suspended from the waist (Exodus 32:27 Judges 3:16, 21 Psalm 45:3, etc.). So the thigh of a rider on horseback would be covered by a loose girdle, on which his name might be embroidered (Revelation 19:16). The "hollow of the thigh" (Genesis 32:25) is the hip-socket or the groin.

See also HIP.

The thighs were thought to play a part in procreation (Genesis 46:26 Exodus 1:5, English Versions of the Bible "loins"; Judges 8:30, English Versions of the Bible "body"; compare Numbers 5:21;), so that an oath taken with the hand under the thigh (Genesis 24:2, 9; Genesis 47:29) was taken by the life-power (the rabbis interpreted "by the seal of circumcision"). It is perhaps significant that this oath in both Genesis 24 and 47 is said to have been exacted by persons in danger of death. Doubtless this association of the thigh with life (aided perhaps by its excellence as food (1 Samuel 9:24 Ezekiel 24:4)) determined its choice as a sacrificial potion (Exodus 29:22, etc.; on the "heave thigh" see SACRIFICE). Consequently, it is natural to find the thigh classed as forbidden ("sacred") food among certain peoples, and, probably, this sacred character of the part is the real basis of Genesis 32:32: "The children of Israel eat not the sinew of the hip which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day." The origin of the prohibition, however, was unknown to the writer of the verse, and he sought an explanation from a story in which special attention was called to the thigh. Nothing else is heard about this precept in the Old Testament, but it receives elaborate attention in the Mishna (Chullin vii), where, for instance, all food cooked with meat containing the sinew (nervus ischiadicus) is rendered unclean if the sinew imparts a flavor to it, but not otherwise. (For further details see the comms., especially Skinner. (ICC) and RS2, 380.) One of the proofs of guilt in the jealousy trial (Numbers 5:27) was the falling-away of the "thigh" (a euphemism; see JEALOUSY). To smite upon the thigh was a token of contrition (Jeremiah 31:19) or of terror (Ezra 21:12).

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3382. meros -- the thigh
... meros. 3383 . the thigh. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: meros
Phonetic Spelling: (may-ros') Short Definition: the thigh Definition: the thigh ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3382.htm - 6k3409. yarek -- thigh, loin, side, base
... 3408, 3409. yarek. 3410 . thigh, loin, side, base. Transliteration: yarek
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-rake') Short Definition: thigh. ...
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3410. yarkah -- thigh, loin
... 3409, 3410. yarkah. 3411 . thigh, loin. Transliteration: yarkah Phonetic Spelling:
(yar-kaw') Short Definition: thighs. Word ... thigh. (Aramaic ...
/hebrew/3410.htm - 6k

5384. nasheh -- a vein (or nerve) in the thigh
... 5383, 5384. nasheh. 5385 . a vein (or nerve) in the thigh. Transliteration:
nasheh Phonetic Spelling: (naw-sheh') Short Definition: hip. ...
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6344. pachad -- thigh
... 6343, 6344. pachad. 6345 . thigh. Transliteration: pachad Phonetic Spelling:
(pakh'-ad) Short Definition: thighs. Word Origin probably ...
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7785. shoq -- a leg
... 7784, 7785. shoq. 7786 . a leg. Transliteration: shoq Phonetic Spelling:
(shoke) Short Definition: thigh. ... hip, leg, shoulder, thigh. ...
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3247. yesod -- foundation, base
... Word Origin from yasad Definition foundation, base NASB Word Usage base (9), foundation
(5), foundations (4), thigh (1). bottom, foundation, repairing. ...
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They all Hold Swords, Being Expert in War; Every Man Hath his ...
... CHAPTER III. 8. They all hold swords, being expert in war; every man hath
his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. ...
/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/8 they all hold swords.htm

King of Kings and Lord of Lords
... Revelation 19:16. And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written,. ... It
is written, or inscribed, upon His vesture dipped in blood, and upon His thigh. ...
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He Shows by the Example of Abraham that the Ancient Saints ...
... philosophers sought Him, who knew nothing of His flesh"can that other act of Abraham,
when he orders his servant to place his hand under his thigh, and to ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 32 xxvii he shows by.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, John i. 48,"When Thou Wast under the ...
... any more called Jacob, but Israel shall thy name be," [3653] which is by interpretation,
"Seeing God." After this He touched the sinew of his thigh, the broad ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lxxii on the words.htm

Psalm XCIII.
... For he saith in another Psalm, [4347] "Gird Thee with Thy sword upon Thy thigh,
O Thou most mighty: the people shall fall under Thee:" using the word accingere ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xciii.htm

If, Therefore, Even they who are United in Marriage Only for the ...
... Therefore it was a far greater good than the chaste marriages of believers among
us, which father Abraham knew in his own thigh, under which he bade his ...
/.../augustine/on the good of marriage/section 22 if therefore even.htm

Psalm LXXIII.
... sending his faithful servant to espouse a wife for his only son, maketh him swear
to him, and in the oath saith to him, "Put thy hand under my thigh, and swear ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxxiii.htm

How those are to be Admonished who Sin from Sudden Impulse and ...
... Hence, again, of the strong warriors of the heavenly country it is said, Every man
hath his sword upon his thigh because of fears in the night (Cant. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter xxxii how those are.htm

Chapter xxiv
... 2-4. And Abraham said unto his servant, the eldest of his house, who had control
over all that Abraham had: Put, now, thy hand under my thigh, that I may cause ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxiv.htm

Christ's Kingly Office
... Let us consider now Christ's regal office. And he has on his vesture, and on his
thigh, a name written, "King of kings, and Lord of lords", Revelation 19:16. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/5 christs kingly office.htm

Thigh (38 Occurrences)
...THIGH. ... So the thigh of a rider on horseback would be covered by a loose girdle,
on which his name might be embroidered (Revelation 19:16). ...
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Thigh-vein (1 Occurrence)
Thigh-vein. Thighs, Thigh-vein. Thimnathah . Multi-Version Concordance
Thigh-vein (1 Occurrence). Genesis 32:32 Therefore ...
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Heave-thigh (2 Occurrences)
Heave-thigh. Heave-shoulder, Heave-thigh. Heavier . Multi-Version
Concordance Heave-thigh (2 Occurrences). Leviticus ...
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Hip (8 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) Alt. of Hipps. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HIP. (shoq, "leg," "limb,"
"hip," "shoulder"): Samson smote the Philistines "hip and thigh" (Hebrew "leg ...
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Waved (29 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:27 You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the thigh of
the wave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of ...
/w/waved.htm - 16k

Hollow (35 Occurrences)
... hol'-o (kaph, nabhabh): "Hollow" is the translation of kaph, "hollow" (Genesis
32:25, 32, "the hollow of his thigh," the hip-pan or socket, over the sciatic ...
/h/hollow.htm - 20k

Joint (12 Occurrences)
... Genesis 32:25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the
hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he ...
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Socket (5 Occurrences)
... Genesis 32:25 When he saw that he didn't prevail against him, he touched the hollow
of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled. ...
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Sinew (2 Occurrences)
... "Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the hip which is upon the
hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's ...
/s/sinew.htm - 8k

Swell (9 Occurrences)
... of the Water of Jealousy described in Numbers 5:11-31 (P), the effect on the unfaithful
wife ot the drinking of the holy water was to cause the thigh to fall ...
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