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יְרֵכָה H3411

H3411 is the Hebrew word יְרֵכָה, transliterated yᵉrêkâh and said yer-ay-kaw'. The King James Version most often renders it sides.

Word: יְרֵכָהTransliteration: yᵉrêkâhSaid: yer-ay-kaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 26 verses

What it means

properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess.

Where it comes from

feminine of H3409 (יָרֵךְ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 26 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sides 15×coasts 3×two sides 2×parts 2×border 1×side 1×toward the side 1×quarters 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: border, coast, part, quarter, side.

Verses using יְרֵכָה

All 26 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 49:13 · KJV

Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

Exodus 26:22 · KJV

And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.

Exodus 26:27 · KJV

And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.

Exodus 36:27 · KJV

And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.

Exodus 36:32 · KJV

And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward.

Judges 19:1 · KJV

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.

Judges 19:18 · KJV

And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

1 Samuel 24:3 · KJV

And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

1 Kings 6:16 · KJV

And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

2 Kings 19:23 · KJV

By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.

Psalm 48:2 · KJV

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Psalm 128:3 · KJV

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Isaiah 14:13 · KJV

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

Isaiah 14:15 · KJV

Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

Isaiah 37:24 · KJV

By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.

Jeremiah 6:22 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.

Jeremiah 25:32 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

Jeremiah 31:8 · KJV

Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.

Jeremiah 50:41 · KJV

Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

Ezekiel 32:23 · KJV

Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.

Ezekiel 38:6 · KJV

Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

Ezekiel 38:15 · KJV

And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

Ezekiel 39:2 · KJV

And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

Ezekiel 46:19 · KJV

After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.

Amos 6:10 · KJV

And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.

Jonah 1:5 · KJV

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3411 mean?

H3411 is the Hebrew word יְרֵכָה (yᵉrêkâh), meaning properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess.

How is H3411 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sides (15 times), coasts (3 times), two sides (2 times), parts (2 times), border (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3411 appear in the Bible?

יְרֵכָה (yᵉrêkâh) is tagged in 26 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3411 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H3409 (יָרֵךְ).

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