Strong's Hebrew: 3409. יָרֵך (yarek) -- Thigh, loins, side
Strong's Lexicon
yarek: Thigh, loins, side
Original Word: יָרֵךְ
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: yarek
Pronunciation: yah-REK
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-rake')
Definition: Thigh, loins, side
Meaning: the thigh, the generative parts, a shank, flank, side
Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be soft
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3382 (μηρός, meros): Thigh
- G3751 (ὀσφύς, osphys): Loins
Usage: The Hebrew word "yarek" primarily refers to the thigh or loins, often used in the context of the human body. It can also denote the side of something, such as the side of a structure or object. In biblical usage, it frequently appears in contexts related to strength, procreation, and covenantal oaths.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern culture, the thigh was considered a symbol of strength and virility. It was also associated with the reproductive organs, thus symbolizing descendants and lineage. The act of placing one's hand under another's thigh, as seen in Genesis, was a customary way to swear a solemn oath, invoking the person's future generations as witnesses to the promise.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
thigh, loin, side, base
NASB Translation
base (3), direct (2), hips (1), loins (1), ruthlessly* (1), side (7), thigh (18), thighs (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
יָרֵךְ noun feminineNumbers 5:27 thigh, loin, side, base (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַרְכָּא; Zinjirli ירך loin; Assyrian arku, arkâtu, back, rear, hereafter DlHWB 242; Arabic 
hip) — absolute יָרֵךְ Judges 15:8 6t.; construct יֶ֫רֶךְ Genesis 24:9 11t. + 2 Samuel 3:27 (see below); suffix יְרֵכִי Genesis 24:2; Genesis 47:29; יְרֵכֵךְ Numbers 5:21; יְרֵכוֺ Genesis 32:26 6t.; יְרֵכָהּ Exodus 25:31+ 3t.; dual יְרֵכַיִם Exodus 28:42; suffix יְרֵכַיִךְ Cant 7:2; —
1 thigh,
a. outside of thigh, where sword was worn, שִׂים חֶרֶב עַליְֿרֵכוֺ Exodus 32:27 (E); וַיַחְגֹּר אֹתָהּ עַליֶֿרֶךְ יְמִינוֺ Judges 3:16 and he girded it upon his right thigh, Judges 3:21; Psalm 45:4; Songs 3:8; כַּף הַיָּרֵךְ Genesis 32:33 hollow of the thigh, Genesis 32:26 (twice in verse); Genesis 32:33 (all J); חַמּוּקֵי יְרֵכַיִךְ Cant 7:2 the roundings of thy thighs; מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַדיְֿרֵכַיִם Exodus 28:42 (P); "" בֶּטֶן Numbers 5:21,22,27 (P); צֹלֵעַ עַליְֿרֵכוֺ Genesis 32:32 (J), limping upon his thigh; סָפַק עַליָֿרֵח Jeremiah 31:19 and (with אֶלֿ) Ezekiel 21:17, smite upon, thigh, in token of consternation; וַיַּךְ אוֺתָם שׁוֺק עַלֿ יָרֵךְ Judges 15:8 and he smote them, hip upon thigh, a great slaughter.
b. thigh = loins, as seat of procreative power (RSK. 34; Semitic i, 360 (380)) יֹצְאֵי ירך those proceeding from the loins of any one Genesis 46:26; Exodus 1:5 (both P), Judges 8:30; hence שִׂים יַד תַּחַת ירך place the hand under thigh, in taking oath Genesis 24:2,9 (J), Genesis 47:29.
2 side (flank) of altar 2 Kings 16:14; Leviticus 1:11 (P); of tabernacle Exodus 40:22,24; Numbers 3:29,35 (all P); also יֶרֶךְ הַשַּׁעַר (for ᵑ0 ׳תּוֺךְ הַשּׁ) ᵐ5 Th We Dr Bu Kit.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
body, loins, shaft, side, thigh
From an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphem. The generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side -- X body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
Forms and Transliterations
הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ הירך יְרֵכ֑וֹ יְרֵכ֔וֹ יְרֵכִ֑י יְרֵכִֽי׃ יְרֵכֵךְ֙ יְרֵכַ֔יִךְ יְרֵכַ֖יִם יְרֵכָ֑הּ יְרֵכָ֣הּ יְרֵכָ֥הּ יְרֵכֽוֹ׃ יֶ֣רֶךְ יֶ֥רֶךְ יֶ֧רֶךְ יֶֽרֶךְ־ יָרֵ֑ךְ יָרֵ֖ךְ יָרֵ֣ךְ יָרֵֽךְ׃ ירך ירך־ ירך׃ ירכה ירכו ירכו׃ ירכי ירכי׃ ירכיך ירכים ירכך haiyaRech hay·yā·rêḵ hayyārêḵ yā·rêḵ yaRech yārêḵ yə·rê·ḵa·yiḵ yə·rê·ḵa·yim yə·rê·ḵāh yə·rê·ḵêḵ yə·rê·ḵî yə·rê·ḵōw ye·reḵ ye·reḵ- Yerech yereChah yereChayich yereChayim yerecheCh yereChi yereCho yereḵ yereḵ- yərêḵāh yərêḵayiḵ yərêḵayim yərêḵêḵ yərêḵî yərêḵōw
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Genesis 24:2
HEB: יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת יְרֵכִֽי׃
NAS: your hand under my thigh,
KJV: I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
INT: your hand under my thigh
Genesis 24:9
HEB: יָד֔וֹ תַּ֛חַת יֶ֥רֶךְ אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֑יו
NAS: under the thigh of Abraham
KJV: his hand under the thigh of Abraham
INT: his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master
Genesis 32:25
HEB: וַיִּגַּ֖ע בְּכַף־ יְרֵכ֑וֹ וַתֵּ֙קַע֙ כַּף־
NAS: the socket of his thigh; so the socket
KJV: not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow
INT: touched the socket of his thigh was dislocated the socket
Genesis 32:25
HEB: וַתֵּ֙קַע֙ כַּף־ יֶ֣רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹ
NAS: of Jacob's thigh was dislocated
KJV: of Jacob's thigh was out of joint,
INT: was dislocated the socket thigh of Jacob's wrestled
Genesis 32:31
HEB: צֹלֵ֖עַ עַל־ יְרֵכֽוֹ׃
NAS: and he was limping on his thigh.
KJV: upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
INT: was limping on his thigh
Genesis 32:32
HEB: עַל־ כַּ֣ף הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם
NAS: is on the socket of the thigh, because
KJV: which [is] upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day:
INT: is on the socket of the thigh against day
Genesis 32:32
HEB: נָגַע֙ בְּכַף־ יֶ֣רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּגִ֖יד
NAS: of Jacob's thigh in the sinew
KJV: of Jacob's thigh in the sinew
INT: touched the socket thigh of Jacob's the sinew
Genesis 46:26
HEB: מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י
NAS: to Egypt, his direct descendants,
KJV: which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's
INT: to Egypt descendants his direct including the wives
Genesis 47:29
HEB: יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֣חַת יְרֵכִ֑י וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ עִמָּדִי֙
NAS: under my thigh and deal
KJV: I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal
INT: your hand under my thigh and deal against
Exodus 1:5
HEB: נֶ֛פֶשׁ יֹצְאֵ֥י יֶֽרֶךְ־ יַעֲקֹ֖ב שִׁבְעִ֣ים
NAS: who came from the loins of Jacob
KJV: that came out of the loins of Jacob
INT: the persons came the loins of Jacob were seventy
Exodus 25:31
HEB: תֵּעָשֶׂ֤ה הַמְּנוֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ
NAS: The lampstand [and] its base and its shaft
KJV: be made: his shaft, and his branches,
INT: are to be made the lampstand base shaft cups
Exodus 28:42
HEB: מִמָּתְנַ֥יִם וְעַד־ יְרֵכַ֖יִם יִהְיֽוּ׃
NAS: from the loins even to the thighs.
KJV: from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
INT: the loins even to the thighs shall reach
Exodus 32:27
HEB: חַרְבּ֖וֹ עַל־ יְרֵכ֑וֹ עִבְר֨וּ וָשׁ֜וּבוּ
NAS: his sword upon his thigh, and go
KJV: his sword by his side, [and] go
INT: his sword upon his thigh and forth back
Exodus 37:17
HEB: אֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ
NAS: of hammered work, its base and its shaft;
KJV: he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch,
INT: made the lampstand base shaft cups
Exodus 40:22
HEB: מוֹעֵ֔ד עַ֛ל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן צָפֹ֑נָה
NAS: on the north side of the tabernacle,
KJV: of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle
INT: of meeting and side of the tabernacle the north
Exodus 40:24
HEB: הַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן עַ֛ל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן נֶֽגְבָּה׃
NAS: on the south side of the tabernacle.
KJV: the table, on the side of the tabernacle
INT: the table and side of the tabernacle the south
Leviticus 1:11
HEB: אֹת֜וֹ עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ צָפֹ֖נָה
NAS: He shall slay it on the side of the altar
KJV: And he shall kill it on the side of the altar
INT: shall slay on the side of the altar northward
Numbers 3:29
HEB: יַחֲנ֑וּ עַ֛ל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן תֵּימָֽנָה׃
NAS: on the southward side of the tabernacle,
KJV: shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle
INT: camp and side of the tabernacle the southward
Numbers 3:35
HEB: אֲבִיחָ֑יִל עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן יַחֲנ֖וּ
NAS: on the northward side of the tabernacle.
KJV: [these] shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle
INT: of Abihail and side of the tabernacle camp
Numbers 5:21
HEB: יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־ יְרֵכֵךְ֙ נֹפֶ֔לֶת וְאֶת־
NAS: making your thigh waste away
KJV: doth make thy thigh to rot,
INT: making the LORD'S your thigh waste and your abdomen
Numbers 5:22
HEB: בֶּ֖טֶן וְלַנְפִּ֣ל יָרֵ֑ךְ וְאָמְרָ֥ה הָאִשָּׁ֖ה
NAS: swell and your thigh waste away.
KJV: to swell, and [thy] thigh to rot:
INT: your abdomen waste and your thigh shall say and the woman
Numbers 5:27
HEB: בִטְנָ֔הּ וְנָפְלָ֖ה יְרֵכָ֑הּ וְהָיְתָ֧ה הָאִשָּׁ֛ה
NAS: will swell and her thigh will waste away,
KJV: shall swell, and her thigh shall rot:
INT: abdomen will waste thigh will become and the woman
Numbers 8:4
HEB: זָהָ֔ב עַד־ יְרֵכָ֥הּ עַד־ פִּרְחָ֖הּ
NAS: of gold; from its base to its flowers
KJV: gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers
INT: of gold against base to its flowers
Judges 3:16
HEB: לְמַדָּ֔יו עַ֖ל יֶ֥רֶךְ יְמִינֽוֹ׃
NAS: it on his right thigh under
KJV: upon his right thigh.
INT: his cloak and thigh his right
Judges 3:21
HEB: הַחֶ֔רֶב מֵעַ֖ל יֶ֣רֶךְ יְמִינ֑וֹ וַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָ
NAS: from his right thigh and thrust
KJV: from his right thigh, and thrust
INT: the sword and thigh his right and thrust