H3409 — יָרֵךְ (yârêk)

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Strong's H3409 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: יָרֵךְ (yârêk)

Pronunciation: yaw-rake'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be soft;

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

KJV Renderings: [idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.

Senses

  1. thigh, side, loin, base
    1. thigh
    2. outside of thigh (where sword was worn)
    3. loins (as the seat of procreative power)
    4. side (flank) (of object)
    5. base

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G2250 ἡμέρα hēméra feminine (with G5610 implied) of a derivative of ἧμαι (hēmai) (to sit; akin to the base of G1476) meaning tame, i.e. gentle day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context) age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years
G3382 μηρός mērós perhaps a primary word a thigh thigh
G4628 σκέλος skélos apparently from σκέλλω (skéllō) (to parch; through the idea of leanness) the leg (as lank) leg

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.