יְרֵכָה (H3411) — Hebrew Lexicon

יְרֵכָה

𐤉𐤓𐤊𐤄

yᵉrêkâh

H3411 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ירך side, flank, thigh, extremity

Definition

The part of the body identified as the side, flank, or extremity, especially in reference to the thigh or the area at the edge of an object or territory; extended to denote remote, inaccessible, or hidden areas, such as outlying places, recesses, or farthest reaches. In non-anatomical contexts, refers to borders or extremities of land, buildings, or other objects, as well as figurative senses meaning 'outskirts', 'remote part', or 'inner recess.'

Semantic Range

flank (of the body), thigh, side, border, edge, extremity, remote part, recess, rear, outlying region, remotest part, edge or border of land, city, building, or territory

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root ירך (yarak), meaning 'thigh', 'side', or 'flank'. The feminine form יְרֵכָה (yᵉrêkâh) arises by pattern extension and is used to express not just physical body parts but analogous concepts relating to edges or borders, both literal and figurative.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In early Israelite texts, יְרֵכָה is a concrete anatomical term for the flank or thigh, but it also comes to designate the sides or farthest parts of various objects or places (e.g., the rear of a camp, recesses of a temple, edges of a city or territory, or remote geographic regions). In poetic and prophetic literature, it often refers metaphorically to the remotest or most hidden areas (e.g., 'the uttermost parts of the sea'). In contrast to more general terms for border (e.g., קָצֶה, 'end, edge'), יְרֵכָה connotes a part that is subsidiary or outlying, situated to the side or at the limit. Later translation traditions sometimes render it as 'coast', 'border', 'remotest region,' or 'recess,' but these do not always capture the sense of 'flank' or 'side' intrinsic to the original Hebrew. Its range broadens in exilic and post-exilic usage, where it may describe farthest parts of the world as imagined by exilic Israelite poets.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of יָרֵךְ; properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess; border, coast, part, quarter, side.

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Root Family

ירך (y-r-k) — side, flank, thigh, extremity

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H3409	יָרֵךְ	the thigh

Word Forms

9 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H3411-04`	מִֽ/יַּרְכְּתֵ֤י	miyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	from the remotest parts of	from the extremities of	7
`H3411-09`	יַרְכְּתֵ֣י	yareketey	`HNcfdc`	the remotest parts of	extremities of	7
`H3411-02`	בְּ/יַרְכְּתֵ֣י	beyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	in the recesses of	in the extremities of	6
`H3411-01`	בַּ/יַּרְכָתָֽיִם	bayarekhatayim	`HRd/Ncfda`	at the rear	in the two far extremities	3
`H3411-03`	לַ/יַּרְכָתַ֖יִם	layarekhatayim	`HRd/Ncfda`	for-the-rear	to the two extremities	2
`H3411-06`	וּֽ/לְ/יַרְכְּתֵ֥י	uleyareketey	`HC/R/Ncfdc`	for the rear of	and to the two extremities of	2
`H3411-08`	ב/ירכת/ם	vyrkhtm	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	at the hinder part	in their extremity	1
`H3411-07`	וְ/יַרְכָת֖/וֹ	veyarekhato	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and his flank	and his flank	1
`H3411-05`	מ/ירכותי	myrkhvty	`HR/Ncfdc`	on the sides of	from the two extremities of	1

Occurrences in Scripture

30 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H3411-07`	Genesis 49:13	וְ/יַרְכָת֖/וֹ	veyarekhato	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and his flank	and his flank
`H3411-06`	Exodus 26:22	וּֽ/לְ/יַרְכְּתֵ֥י	uleyareketey	`HC/R/Ncfdc`	for the rear of	and to the two extremities of
`H3411-01`	Exodus 26:23	בַּ/יַּרְכָתָֽיִם	bayarekhatayim	`HRd/Ncfda`	at the rear	in the two far extremities
`H3411-03`	Exodus 26:27	לַ/יַּרְכָתַ֖יִם	layarekhatayim	`HRd/Ncfda`	for the rear	to the two extremities
`H3411-06`	Exodus 36:27	וּֽ/לְ/יַרְכְּתֵ֥י	uleyareketey	`HC/R/Ncfdc`	for the rear of	and to the two extremities of
`H3411-01`	Exodus 36:28	בַּ/יַּרְכָתָֽיִם	bayarekhatayim	`HRd/Ncfda`	at the rear	in the two far extremities
`H3411-03`	Exodus 36:32	לַ/יַּרְכָתַ֖יִם	layarekhatayim	`HRd/Ncfda`	for-the-rear	to the two extremities
`H3411-02`	Judges 19:1	בְּ/יַרְכְּתֵ֣י	beyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	in the remote part of	in the extremities of
`H3411-09`	Judges 19:18	יַרְכְּתֵ֣י	yareketey	`HNcfdc`	the remote parts	extremities of
`H3411-02`	1 Samuel 24:4	בְּ/יַרְכְּתֵ֥י	beyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	in the innermost parts of	in the extremities of
`H3411-05`	1 Kings 6:16	מ/ירכותי	myrkhvty	`HR/Ncfdc`	on the sides of	from the two extremities of
`H3411-04`	1 Kings 6:16	מִֽ/יַּרְכְּתֵ֤י	miyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	from the rear of	from the extremities of
`H3411-09`	2 Kings 19:23	יַרְכְּתֵ֣י	yareketey	`HNcfdc`	to the sides	extremities of
`H3411-02`	Isaiah 14:13	בְּ/יַרְכְּתֵ֥י	beyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	in the recesses of	in the extremities of
`H3411-09`	Isaiah 14:15	יַרְכְּתֵי	yareketey	`HNcfdc`	the-far-reaches-of	extremities of
`H3411-09`	Isaiah 37:24	יַרְכְּתֵ֣י	yareketey	`HNcfdc`	the remotest parts of	extremities of
`H3411-04`	Jeremiah 6:22	מִ/יַּרְכְּתֵי	miyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	from the ends of	from the extremities of
`H3411-04`	Jeremiah 25:32	מִ/יַּרְכְּתֵי	miyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	from the remotest parts of	from the extremities of
`H3411-04`	Jeremiah 31:8	מִ/יַּרְכְּתֵי	miyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	from the remotest parts	from the extremities of
`H3411-04`	Jeremiah 50:41	מִ/יַּרְכְּתֵי	miyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	from the remotest parts of	from the extremities of
`H3411-02`	Ezekiel 32:23	בְּ/יַרְכְּתֵי	beyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	in the recesses of	in the extremities of
`H3411-09`	Ezekiel 38:6	יַרְכְּתֵ֥י	yareketey	`HNcfdc`	the remotest parts of	extremities of
`H3411-04`	Ezekiel 38:15	מִ/יַּרְכְּתֵ֣י	miyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	from-the-extremities-of	from the extremities of
`H3411-04`	Ezekiel 39:2	מִ/יַּרְכְּתֵ֣י	miyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	from the remotest parts of	from the extremities of
`H3411-08`	Ezekiel 46:19	ב/ירכת/ם	vyrkhtm	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	at the hinder part	in their extremity
`H3411-01`	Ezekiel 46:19	בַּ/יַּרְכָתַ֖יִם	bayarekhatayim	`HRd/Ncfda`	on the two sides	in the two far extremities
`H3411-02`	Amos 6:10	בְּ/יַרְכְּתֵ֥י	beyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	in-the-recesses-of	in the extremities of
`H3411-09`	Jonah 1:5	יַרְכְּתֵ֣י	yareketey	`HNcfdc`	the sides	extremities of
`H3411-09`	Psalms 48:3	יַרְכְּתֵ֣י	yareketey	`HNcfdc`	the sides	extremities of
`H3411-02`	Psalms 128:3	בְּ/יַרְכְּתֵ֪י	beyareketey	`HR/Ncfdc`	in the recesses of	in the extremities of

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