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יָמִין

𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍

Yamin

H3225 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

The right hand or right side, often denoting power, strength, or direction (the right as opposed to the left); by extension, the southern direction, especially when orienting oneself facing east, as was customary for ancient Israelites. The term may also refer to the right foot or eye, and is used in idiomatic expressions involving action, support, or distinction of sides. In poetic and metaphorical contexts, it frequently symbolizes favor, skill, or authority.

Semantic Range

right hand, right side, right eye, right foot, right direction, (geo) south, strength, power, favor, skill, authority

Root / Etymology

Root ימן (y-m-n), with the core sense 'to be right (not left), to go right, to use the right hand.' יָמִין is the nominal form signifying the right as the position or member, i.e., right hand, right side.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, יָמִין is both a literal anatomical term ('right hand', 'right side') and a marker of directionality (the 'south', when facing east). Its association with strength and skill is culturally rooted in the predominance of right-handedness and the right hand's role in oath-taking, blessing, and combat. The right hand is often depicted as the seat of power or honor (e.g., being at someone's right hand), and this symbolic use recurs throughout the monarchic and later periods. In orientation, the south was called 'right' since ancient Israelites faced east—thus 'on the right' pointed southward. Standard English translations render יָמִין variably as 'right hand', 'right side', or 'south', but may obscure the cultural nuance behind these uses. In legal or military contexts, the word distinguishes left- from right-handedness. In later periods, it sometimes signals blessing, favor, or strength by association with the right hand. Distinct from צָפוֹן (tsafon, 'north'), which means 'hidden' or 'dark', and from שְׂמֹאל (səmo'l, 'left'), which often carries contrasting or even negative associations. The English term 'south' can mask the original directional logic of the term within the ancient Israelite worldview.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from יָמַן; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south; [phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

ימן (Yamin) — to be right, turn right, use the right hand, go south

Root ימן to be right, turn right, use the right hand, go south
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3226 יָמִין to Yamin
H3227 יְמִינִי right-side man
H3228 יְמִינִי the Jaminite
H3231 יָמַן Turn to the right
H3232 יִמְנָה the Prosper-one clan

Word Forms

32 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H3225-29 יְמִֽינְ/ךָ֙ yeminekha HNcfsc/Sp2ms your right hand your right hand your right hand 22
H3225-31 יְמִינ֑/וֹ yemino HNcfsc/Sp3ms his right his right hand his right hand 22
H3225-26 יָמִ֣ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand right hand 21
H3225-27 יְמִ֥ין yemin HNcfsc right hand right side of right hand of 12
H3225-06 הַ/יָּמִין֙ hayamin HTd/Ncfsa the right the right side the right side 11
H3225-18 מִ/יָּמִ֔ין miyamin HR/Ncfsa on the right from the right side from the right side 7
H3225-12 מִ/ימִ֥ין mimin HR/Ncfsc on the right right side of right side of 5
H3225-05 בִּֽ/ימִינ֞/וֹ bimino HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms in his right hand in his right hand in his right hand 4
H3225-17 מִ/ימִינ֖/וֹ mimino HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms from his right hand from his right hand at his right 3
H3225-21 וִֽ֝/ימִינָ֗/ם viminam HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp and their right hand and their right hand and their right hand 3

Occurrences in Scripture

141 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H3225-06 Genesis 13:9 הַ/יָּמִ֖ין hayamin HTd/Ncfsa the right the right side the right side
H3225-26 Genesis 24:49 יָמִ֖ין yamin HNcfsa the right right hand right hand
H3225-05 Genesis 48:13 בִּֽ/ימִינ/וֹ֙ bimino HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms in his right hand in his right hand in his right hand
H3225-12 Genesis 48:13 מִ/ימִ֣ין mimin HR/Ncfsc toward Israel's right right side of from the right side of
H3225-31 Genesis 48:14 יְמִינ֜/וֹ yemino HNcfsc/Sp3ms his right hand his right hand his right hand
H3225-31 Genesis 48:17 יְמִינ֛/וֹ yemino HNcfsc/Sp3ms his right his right hand his right hand
H3225-29 Genesis 48:18 יְמִינְ/ךָ֖ yeminekha HNcfsc/Sp2ms your right hand your right hand your right hand
H3225-13 Exodus 14:22 מִֽ/ימִינָ֖/ם miminam HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp on their right from their right side from their right side
H3225-13 Exodus 14:29 מִֽ/ימִינָ֖/ם miminam HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp on their right from their right side on their right side
H3225-29 Exodus 15:6 יְמִֽינְ/ךָ֣ yeminekha HNcfsc/Sp2ms your right hand your right hand your right hand
H3225-29 Exodus 15:6 יְמִֽינְ/ךָ֥ yeminekha-2 HNcfsc/Sp2ms your right hand your right hand your right hand
H3225-29 Exodus 15:12 יְמִ֣ינְ/ךָ֔ yeminekha HNcfsc/Sp2ms your right hand your right hand your right hand
H3225-06 Exodus 29:22 הַ/יָּמִ֑ין hayamin HTd/Ncfsa the right the right side the right
H3225-06 Leviticus 7:32 הַ/יָּמִ֔ין hayamin HTd/Ncfsa right the right side the right side
H3225-06 Leviticus 7:33 הַ/יָּמִ֖ין hayamin HTd/Ncfsa the right the right side the right side
H3225-06 Leviticus 8:25 הַ/יָּמִֽין hayamin HTd/Ncfsa the right the right side the right side
H3225-06 Leviticus 8:26 הַ/יָּמִֽין hayamin HTd/Ncfsa the-right the right side the right side
H3225-06 Leviticus 9:21 הַ/יָּמִ֔ין hayamin HTd/Ncfsa right the right side the right side
H3225-06 Numbers 18:18 הַ/יָּמִ֖ין hayamin HTd/Ncfsa the-right the right side the right side
H3225-26 Numbers 20:17 יָמִ֣ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand right hand
H3225-26 Numbers 22:26 יָמִ֥ין yamin HNcfsa to the right right hand right hand
H3225-26 Deuteronomy 2:27 יָמִ֥ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand to the right
H3225-26 Deuteronomy 5:32 יָמִ֥ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand to the right
H3225-26 Deuteronomy 17:11 יָמִ֥ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand right hand
H3225-26 Deuteronomy 17:20 יָמִ֣ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand to the right
H3225-26 Deuteronomy 28:14 יָמִ֣ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand right
H3225-17 Deuteronomy 33:2 מִֽ/ימִינ֕/וֹ mimino HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms from his right hand from his right hand from his right hand
H3225-26 Joshua 1:7 יָמִ֣ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand to the right
H3225-06 Joshua 17:7 הַ/יָּמִ֔ין hayamin HTd/Ncfsa the right the right side the right side
H3225-26 Joshua 23:6 יָמִ֥ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand right hand
H3225-31 Judges 3:15 יְמִינ֑/וֹ yemino HNcfsc/Sp3ms his right his right hand his right hand
H3225-31 Judges 3:16 יְמִינֽ/וֹ yemino HNcfsc/Sp3ms his right his right hand his right hand
H3225-31 Judges 3:21 יְמִינ֑/וֹ yemino HNcfsc/Sp3ms his right his right hand his right
H3225-20 Judges 5:26 וִֽ/ימִינָ֖/הּ viminah HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs and her right hand and her right hand and her right hand
H3225-28 Judges 7:20 יְמִינָ֔/ם yeminam HNcfsc/Sp3mp their right their right hand their right hand
H3225-05 Judges 16:29 בִּ/ימִינ֖/וֹ bimino HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms with his right hand in his right hand in his right hand
H3225-31 Judges 20:16 יְמִינ֑/וֹ yemino HNcfsc/Sp3ms his right his right hand his right hand
H3225-26 1 Samuel 6:12 יָמִ֣ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand to the right
H3225-32 1 Samuel 9:1 ימין ymyn HNp Benjamin Right-hand one Yamin
H3225-26 1 Samuel 11:2 יָמִ֑ין yamin HNcfsa right right hand right
H3225-12 1 Samuel 23:19 מִ/ימִ֥ין mimin HR/Ncfsc south of right side of right side of
H3225-27 1 Samuel 23:24 יְמִ֥ין yemin HNcfsc south right side of the right side of
H3225-06 2 Samuel 2:19 הַ/יָּמִין֙ hayamin HTd/Ncfsa the right the right side the right side
H3225-29 2 Samuel 2:21 יְמִֽינְ/ךָ֙ yeminekha HNcfsc/Sp2ms your right your right hand your right side
H3225-17 2 Samuel 16:6 מִ/ימִינ֖/וֹ mimino HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms from-his-right from his right hand from his right side
H3225-27 2 Samuel 20:9 יְמִ֥ין yemin HNcfsc right right side of right hand
H3225-27 2 Samuel 24:5 יְמִ֥ין yemin HNcfsc right side right side of right side of
H3225-11 1 Kings 2:19 לִֽ/ימִינֽ/וֹ limino HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms at his right hand to his right hand at his right hand
H3225-18 1 Kings 7:39 מִ/יָּמִ֔ין miyamin HR/Ncfsa on the right from the right side on the right side
H3225-18 1 Kings 7:49 מִ/יָּמִ֜ין miyamin HR/Ncfsa on the right from the right side from the right side
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