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Hebrew word study

יָרֵךְyârêk — the thigh (from its fleshy softness)

Pronounced “yaw-rake'”

the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side

Translated in the King James as: body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.

Appears 34 times in Scripture

Origin: from an unused root meaning to be soft;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 9×
Genesis 24:2Genesis 24:9Genesis 32:25Genesis 32:31Genesis 32:32Genesis 46:26Genesis 47:29+ 2 more in Genesis
Exodus — 7×
Exodus 1:5Exodus 25:31Exodus 28:42Exodus 32:27Exodus 37:17Exodus 40:22Exodus 40:24
Leviticus — 1×
Leviticus 1:11
Numbers — 6×
Numbers 3:29Numbers 3:35Numbers 5:21Numbers 5:22Numbers 5:27Numbers 8:4
Judges — 4×
Judges 3:16Judges 3:21Judges 8:30Judges 15:8
2 Kings — 1×
2 Ki 16:14
Psalms — 1×
Psalms 45:3
Song of Solomon — 2×
Song 3:8Song 7:1
Jeremiah — 1×
Jeremiah 31:19
Ezekiel — 2×
Ezekiel 21:12Ezekiel 24:4

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.