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יְמָנִי

𐤉𐤌𐤍𐤉

yᵉmânîy

H3233 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root ימן right hand, right side, south, favor, strength

Definition

Pertaining to or located at the right side or the right hand; describing one positioned, moving, or oriented toward the right. In biblical contexts, often signifies southward orientation (as ancient Israelites faced east, so the right hand was south), and by extension may be used for individuals or objects situated to the south. The term can also be part of personal or tribal names, indicating right-handedness or origin from a location associated with 'the right.'

Semantic Range

at/on the right side, to the right, right-handed, southerner, pertaining to the right, part of a personal or tribal name

Root / Etymology

From the root ימן (y-m-n), which carries the meaning 'right hand, right side, south, strength, favor.' יְמָנִי (yemani) is an adjectival form meaning 'right-hand(ed)' or 'southerner.' It is derived by affixing the morphological ending -ִי to the noun or root, indicating association or belonging.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In pre-exilic and monarchic Israelite geography, directions were oriented based on facing east; thus, 'right' (yamin) denoted the south, and 'left' (s'mol) the north. The form יְמָנִי appears in genealogical records (e.g., 1 Chronicles 7:10) as a personal or clan name, possibly denoting a right-handed individual or someone from the south. In some cases, ancient translations, such as the Septuagint, render the term neutrally as 'right' or transliterate the name. English versions may obscure the geographical or anthropological nuances by simplistically translating as 'right-hand' or assimilating it into personal names. Distinguished from related terms such as יָמִין (yamin, 'right hand/side') and יָמָה (yamah, 'toward the sea/west'), which have different spatial or metaphorical emphases.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from יָמַן; right (i.e. at the right hand); (on the) right (hand).

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Root Family

ימן (y-m-n) — right hand, right side, south, strength, favor

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3117 יוֹם the right side
H3225 יָמִין in right hand
H3226 יָמִין to Yamin
H3227 יְמִינִי right-side man
H3228 יְמִינִי the Jaminite

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3233-02 הַ/יְמָנִ֔ית hayemanit HTd/Aafsa the right the southern one 30
H3233-01 הַ/יְמָנִ֗י hayemani HTd/Aamsa right the right-sided one 3

Occurrences in Scripture

33 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3233-02 Exodus 29:20 הַ/יְמָנִ֔ית hayemanit HTd/Aafsa right the southern one
H3233-02 Exodus 29:20 הַ/יְמָנִ֔ית hayemanit-2 HTd/Aafsa right the southern one
H3233-02 Exodus 29:20 הַ/יְמָנִ֑ית hayemanit-3 HTd/Aafsa right the southern one
H3233-02 Leviticus 8:23 הַ/יְמָנִ֑ית hayemanit HTd/Aafsa right the southern one
H3233-02 Leviticus 8:23 הַ/יְמָנִ֔ית hayemanit-2 HTd/Aafsa right the southern one
H3233-02 Leviticus 8:23 הַ/יְמָנִֽית hayemanit-3 HTd/Aafsa right the southern one
H3233-02 Leviticus 8:24 הַ/יְמָנִ֔ית hayemanit HTd/Aafsa the right the southern one
H3233-02 Leviticus 8:24 הַ/יְמָנִ֔ית hayemanit-2 HTd/Aafsa the right the southern one
H3233-02 Leviticus 8:24 הַ/יְמָנִ֑ית hayemanit-3 HTd/Aafsa the right the southern one
H3233-02 Leviticus 14:14 הַ/יְמָנִ֑ית hayemanit HTd/Aafsa the right the southern one
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