What does יְמָנִי mean in the Bible?
e. at the right hand)".
Hebrew · H3233
יְמָנִי
Right (i.e. at the right hand)
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יְמָנִי H3233
What does יְמָנִי mean in the Bible?
יְמָנִי is a Hebrew word meaning "right (i.e. at the right hand)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3233?
The BSB source-word alignment has 31 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of his right (10), of their right (4), the right (3), the south (3), from the south (2).
Where does יְמָנִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (20), 1 Kings (3), Exodus (3), 2 Chronicles (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of his right 10× Leviticus 8:23, Leviticus 14:14, Leviticus 14:17, Leviticus 14:25
of their right 4× Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 8:24
the right 3× Leviticus 14:14, Leviticus 14:25, Leviticus 14:28
the south 3× 1 Kings 6:8, Ezekiel 47:1, Ezekiel 47:2
from the south 2× 2 Kings 11:11, 2 Chronicles 23:10
on the south 2× 1 Kings 7:39, 2 Chronicles 4:10
- 1× Exodus 29:20
his right 1× Leviticus 14:16
on the right 1× Leviticus 14:17
right 1× Leviticus 8:23
their right 1× Leviticus 8:24
to the south 1× 1 Kings 7:21
with his right 1× Leviticus 14:27
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:20 הַיְמָנִ֔ית to - Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct Exodus 29:20 הַיְמָנִ֔ית to of their right Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct Exodus 29:20 הַיְמָנִ֑ית to of their right Article | Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 8:23 הַיְמָנִ֑ית to right Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct Leviticus 8:23 הַיְמָנִ֔ית to of his right Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct Leviticus 8:23 הַיְמָנִֽית׃ to of his right Article | Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 8:24 הַיְמָנִ֔ית to their right Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct Leviticus 8:24 הַיְמָנִ֔ית to of their right Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct Leviticus 8:24 הַיְמָנִ֑ית to of their right Article | Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 14:14 הַיְמָנִ֑ית to the right Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:20
Aligned rows 31
Books represented 6
Exodus 3 Leviticus 20 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
הַיְמָנִ֔ית 14x hay·mā·nîṯ Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 8:23, Leviticus 8:24, Leviticus 14:14
הַיְמָנִ֑ית 8x hay·mā·nîṯ Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 8:23, Leviticus 8:24, Leviticus 14:14
הַיְמָנִֽית׃ 4x hay·mā·nîṯ Leviticus 8:23, Leviticus 14:14, Leviticus 14:25, Ezekiel 47:2
הַיְמָנִ֛ית 2x hay·mā·nîṯ 1 Kings 7:39, 2 Chronicles 4:10
הַיְמָנִית֙ 2x hay·mā·nîṯ 2 Kings 11:11, 2 Chronicles 23:10
הַיְמָנִ֗י 1x hay·mā·nî 1 Kings 7:21
Parsing patterns
Article | Adjective - feminine singular 16x Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 8:23, Leviticus 8:24, Leviticus 14:14
Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct 14x Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 8:23, Leviticus 8:24, Leviticus 14:14
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 7:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. right (i.e. at the right hand)
Source Gloss
right (i.e. at the right hand)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
right (i.e. at the right hand) BDB: right hand Usage: (on the) right (hand).
Word Origins
יְמָנִי is built from this root:
יָמַן H3231
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain