Strong's Hebrew · H3409

יָרֵךְ

yârêk · yaw-rake'

Definitionthe thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
Derivationfrom an unused root meaning to be soft;
KJV usage[idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
Occurrences34 in the KJV · 32 verses

יָרֵךְ in Scripture

Genesis 24:2 And 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 24:9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter. Genesis 32:25 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 32:31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. Genesis 32:32 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 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 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 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already . Exodus 25:31 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 28:42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: Exodus 32:27 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 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:
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