H3409 יָרֵךְ
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 34 KJV occurrences
יָרֵךְ
yârêk · yaw-rake'
Definition
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
KJV Renderings
[idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
Derivation / Etymology
from an unused root meaning to be soft;
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 34)
- Genesis 24:2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
- Genesis 32:31And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
- Genesis 47:29And 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 32:27And 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.
- Numbers 3:29The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
- Numbers 5:27And 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.
- Judges 8:30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
- Song of Solomon 3:8They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.