Hebrew word study

יְרֵכָהyᵉrêkâh — properly, the flank

Pronounced “yer-ay-kaw'”

properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess

Translated in the King James as: border, coast, part, quarter, side.

Appears 28 times in Scripture

Origin: feminine of H3409 (יָרֵךְ);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×
Genesis 49:13
Exodus — 6×
Exodus 26:22Exodus 26:23Exodus 26:27Exodus 36:27Exodus 36:28Exodus 36:32
Judges — 2×
Judges 19:1Judges 19:18
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 24:3
1 Kings — 1×
1 Ki 6:16
2 Kings — 1×
2 Ki 19:23
Psalms — 2×
Psalms 48:2Psalms 128:3
Isaiah — 3×
Isaiah 14:13Isaiah 14:15Isaiah 37:24
Jeremiah — 4×
Jeremiah 6:22Jeremiah 25:32Jeremiah 31:8Jeremiah 50:41
Ezekiel — 5×
Ezekiel 32:23Ezekiel 38:6Ezekiel 38:15Ezekiel 39:2Ezekiel 46:19
Amos — 1×
Amos 6:10
Jonah — 1×
Jonah 1:5

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