יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפֹנָה
The thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts ; figuratively, a shank , flank , side · an altar · properly, hidden , i.e. dark ; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
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יָרֵךְ H3409 the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts ; figuratively, a shank , flank , side
מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 an altar
צָפוֹן H6828 properly, hidden , i.e. dark ; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
What does יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפֹנָה (yerek hammizbēaḥ ṣāpōnāh) mean in the Bible?
יָרֵךְ · מִזְבֵּחַ · צָפוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts ; figuratively, a shank , flank , side".
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