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יָמִין

ya.min

right

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Strong’s H3225Noun, feminine140 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

right hand69

right32

the right hand of9

the south8

the right side6

south3

the south of3

right side3

In the text

Genesis 13:9הַיָּמִין
Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
Exodus 14:22מִימִינָם
and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
Deuteronomy 2:27יָמִין
“Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left.
Judges 3:15יְמִינוֹ
And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
Psalm 16:8מִימִינִי
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Isaiah 41:10בִּימִין
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יָמִין 137 n.f. right hand

1. right hand

2. of situation on, or direction toward the right

3. of other parts of the body

4. = south, because when facing east the right hand is toward the south

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.