Strong’s H3409
יָרֵךְ — yârêk
יָרֵךְ (yârêk, Strong’s H3409) means: the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side.
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
- H3409
- /yaw-rake'/
- 34× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- yârêk
- Pronunciation
- yaw-rake'
- Occurrences
- 34
Meaning
- Hebrew
- יָרֵךְ
- Definition
- the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to be soft;
- King James Version renders it as
- [idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
Words derived from yârêk
- יְרֵכָה yᵉrêkâhH3411 · the flank · 30×
Where it appears
The first verses that use yârêk (34 times in all).
Sources
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