What does יָרֵךְ (yārēkĕ) mean in the Bible?
יָרֵךְ (yārēkĕ): Thigh as seat of generative power and oath-taking; euphemistic for reproductive capacity and covenantal identity.
Hebrew · H3409
יָרֵךְ
The thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts ; figuratively, a shank , flank , side
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יָרֵךְH3409
Pronunciationyārēkĕ
What does יָרֵךְ (yārēkĕ) mean in the Bible?
יָרֵךְ (yārēkĕ): Thigh as seat of generative power and oath-taking; euphemistic for reproductive capacity and covenantal identity.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3409?
The BSB source-word alignment has 34 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include side (6), . . . (5), thigh (4), its base (3), his side (2).
Where does יָרֵךְ (yārēkĕ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (9), Exodus (7), Numbers (6), Judges (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itside6×Exodus 40:22, Exodus 40:24, Leviticus 1:11, Numbers 3:29
. . .5×Genesis 32:25, Genesis 46:26, Exodus 1:5, Judges 8:30
thigh4×Exodus 28:42, Judges 3:16, Judges 3:21, Ezekiel 24:4
its base3×Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17, Numbers 8:4
his side2×Exodus 32:27, Song Of Solomon 3:8
my thigh2×Genesis 24:2, Genesis 47:29
your thigh2×Numbers 5:21, Ezekiel 21:12
and your thigh1×Numbers 5:22
her thigh1×Numbers 5:27
hip1×Genesis 32:32
his hip1×Genesis 32:31
in grief1×Jeremiah 31:19
of Jacob’s hip1×Genesis 32:25
of the hip1×Genesis 32:32
of your thighs1×Song Of Solomon 7:1
the thigh1×Genesis 24:9
your side1×Psalms 45:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:2יְרֵכִֽי׃tomy thighNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularGenesis 24:9יֶ֥רֶךְtothe thighNoun - feminine singular constructGenesis 32:25יְרֵכ֑וֹtoof Jacob’s hipNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularGenesis 32:25יֶ֣רֶךְto. . .Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 32:31יְרֵכֽוֹ׃tohis hipNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularGenesis 32:32הַיָּרֵ֔ךְtoof the hipArticle | Noun - feminine singularGenesis 32:32יֶ֣רֶךְtohipNoun - feminine singular constructGenesis 46:26יְרֵכ֔וֹto. . .Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularGenesis 47:29יְרֵכִ֑יtomy thighNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularExodus 1:5יֶֽרֶךְ־to. . .Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 24:2
Aligned rows34
Books represented10
Genesis9Exodus7Leviticus1Numbers6Judges42 Kings1Psalms1Song Of Solomon2Jeremiah1Ezekiel2
Source forms
יֶ֥רֶךְ6xye·reḵGenesis 24:9, Exodus 40:22, Exodus 40:24, Numbers 3:29
יֶ֣רֶךְ3xye·reḵGenesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32, Judges 3:21
יְרֵכ֑וֹ3xyə·rê·ḵōwGenesis 32:25, Exodus 32:27, Judges 8:30
יֶ֧רֶךְ2xye·reḵLeviticus 1:11, Numbers 3:35
יָרֵ֑ךְ2xyā·rêḵNumbers 5:22, Jeremiah 31:19
יָרֵ֣ךְ2xyā·rêḵPsalms 45:3, Ezekiel 24:4
יְרֵכָ֣הּ2xyə·rê·ḵāhExodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
יְרֵכ֔וֹ2xyə·rê·ḵōwGenesis 46:26, Song Of Solomon 3:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct12xGenesis 24:9, Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32, Exodus 1:5
Noun - feminine singular6xNumbers 5:22, Judges 15:8, Psalms 45:3, Jeremiah 31:19
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular6xGenesis 32:25, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 46:26, Exodus 32:27
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular4xExodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17, Numbers 5:27, Numbers 8:4
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular2xGenesis 24:2, Genesis 47:29
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xGenesis 32:32
Noun - fd1xExodus 28:42
Noun - feminine dual construct | second person feminine singular1xSong Of Solomon 7:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Thigh as seat of generative power and oath-taking; euphemistic for reproductive capacity and covenantal identity.
Source Gloss
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts ; figuratively, a shank , flank , side
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Thigh as seat of generative power and oath-taking; euphemistic for reproductive capacity and covenantal identity.
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side BDB: thigh Usage: × body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
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