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יָרֵךְ H3409

H3409 is the Hebrew word יָרֵךְ, transliterated yârêk and said yaw-rake'. The King James Version most often renders it thigh.

Word: יָרֵךְTransliteration: yârêkSaid: yaw-rake'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 27 verses

What it means

the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side.

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to be soft.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 29 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

thigh 12×side 7×shaft 3×loins 2×under the thigh 1×hollow of his thigh 1×under my thigh 1×body 1×thighs 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.

Verses using יָרֵךְ

All 27 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:9 · KJV

And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

Genesis 32:25 · KJV

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

Genesis 32:32 · KJV

Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

Genesis 46:26 · KJV

All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

Genesis 47:29 · KJV

And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

Exodus 1:5 · KJV

And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

Exodus 25:31 · KJV

And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

Exodus 32:27 · KJV

And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.

Exodus 37:17 · KJV

And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

Exodus 40:22 · KJV

And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

Exodus 40:24 · KJV

And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Leviticus 1:11 · KJV

And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.

Numbers 3:29 · KJV

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Numbers 3:35 · KJV

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

Numbers 5:21 · KJV

Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;

Numbers 5:22 · KJV

And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

Numbers 5:27 · KJV

And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

Numbers 8:4 · KJV

And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

Judges 3:21 · KJV

And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

Judges 8:30 · KJV

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

Judges 15:8 · KJV

And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

2 Kings 16:14 · KJV

And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.

Psalm 45:3 · KJV

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

Song of Solomon 3:8 · KJV

They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

Song of Solomon 7:1 · KJV

How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.

Jeremiah 31:19 · KJV

Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.

Ezekiel 24:4 · KJV

Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3409 mean?

H3409 is the Hebrew word יָרֵךְ (yârêk), meaning the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side.

How is H3409 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it thigh (12 times), side (7 times), shaft (3 times), loins (2 times), under the thigh (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3409 appear in the Bible?

יָרֵךְ (yârêk) is tagged in 27 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3409 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to be soft.

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