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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יָרֵךְ H3409
Pronunciation yārēkĕ
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.
Full entry for יָרֵךְ (H3409) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 It side 6× 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
thigh 4× Exodus 28:42, Judges 3:16, Judges 3:21, Ezekiel 24:4
its base 3× Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17, Numbers 8:4
his side 2× Exodus 32:27, Song Of Solomon 3:8
my thigh 2× Genesis 24:2, Genesis 47:29
your thigh 2× Numbers 5:21, Ezekiel 21:12
and your thigh 1× Numbers 5:22
her thigh 1× Numbers 5:27
hip 1× Genesis 32:32
his hip 1× Genesis 32:31
in grief 1× Jeremiah 31:19
of Jacob’s hip 1× Genesis 32:25
of the hip 1× Genesis 32:32
of your thighs 1× Song Of Solomon 7:1
the thigh 1× Genesis 24:9
your side 1× Psalms 45:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:2 יְרֵכִֽי׃ to my thigh Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Genesis 24:9 יֶ֥רֶךְ to the thigh Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 32:25 יְרֵכ֑וֹ to of Jacob’s hip Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 32:25 יֶ֣רֶךְ to . . . Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 32:31 יְרֵכֽוֹ׃ to his hip Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 32:32 הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ to of the hip Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 32:32 יֶ֣רֶךְ to hip Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 46:26 יְרֵכ֔וֹ to . . . Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 47:29 יְרֵכִ֑י to my thigh Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Exodus 1:5 יֶֽרֶךְ־ to . . . Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:2
Aligned rows 34
Books represented 10
Genesis 9 Exodus 7 Leviticus 1 Numbers 6 Judges 4 2 Kings 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
יֶ֥רֶךְ 6x ye·reḵ Genesis 24:9, Exodus 40:22, Exodus 40:24, Numbers 3:29
יֶ֣רֶךְ 3x ye·reḵ Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32, Judges 3:21
יְרֵכ֑וֹ 3x yə·rê·ḵōw Genesis 32:25, Exodus 32:27, Judges 8:30
יֶ֧רֶךְ 2x ye·reḵ Leviticus 1:11, Numbers 3:35
יָרֵ֑ךְ 2x yā·rêḵ Numbers 5:22, Jeremiah 31:19
יָרֵ֣ךְ 2x yā·rêḵ Psalms 45:3, Ezekiel 24:4
יְרֵכָ֣הּ 2x yə·rê·ḵāh Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
יְרֵכ֔וֹ 2x yə·rê·ḵōw Genesis 46:26, Song Of Solomon 3:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 12x Genesis 24:9, Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32, Exodus 1:5
Noun - feminine singular 6x Numbers 5:22, Judges 15:8, Psalms 45:3, Jeremiah 31:19
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 6x Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 46:26, Exodus 32:27
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 4x Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17, Numbers 5:27, Numbers 8:4
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Genesis 24:2, Genesis 47:29
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Genesis 32:32
Noun - fd 1x Exodus 28:42
Noun - feminine dual construct | second person feminine singular 1x Song 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 definition Source: 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.
Grammatical Forms
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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