Strong's Hebrew #3409 - יָרֵךְ yarek (thigh)

body, loins, shaft, side, thigh

From an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphem. The generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side -- X body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.

1) thigh, side, loin, base
1a) thigh
1a1) outside of thigh (where sword was worn)
1a2) loins (as the seat of procreative power)
1b) side (flank) (of object)
1c) base
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to be soft
Same Word by TWOT Number: 916a

יָרֵךְ noun feminine^{Numbers 5:27} thigh, loin, side, base (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַרְכָּא; Zinjirli ירך loin; Assyrian arku, arkâtu, back, rear, hereafter Dl^{HWB 242}; Arabic hip) — absolute יָרֵךְ Judges 15:8 6t.; construct יֶ֫רֶךְ Genesis 24:9 11t. + 2 Samuel 3:27 (see below); suffix יְרֵכִי Genesis 24:2; Genesis 47:29; יְרֵכֵךְ Numbers 5:21; יְרֵכוֺ Genesis 32:26 6t.; יְרֵכָהּ Exodus 25:31+ 3t.; dual יְרֵכַיִם Exodus 28:42; suffix יְרֵכַיִךְ Cant 7:2; —

1 thigh,

a. outside of thigh, where sword was worn, שִׂים חֶרֶב עַליְֿרֵכוֺ Exodus 32:27 (E); וַיַחְגֹּר אֹתָהּ עַליֶֿרֶךְ יְמִינוֺ Judges 3:16 and he girded it upon his right thigh, Judges 3:21; Psalm 45:4; Songs 3:8; כַּף הַיָּרֵךְ Genesis 32:33 hollow of the thigh, Genesis 32:26 (twice in verse); Genesis 32:33 (all J); חַמּוּקֵי יְרֵכַיִךְ Cant 7:2 the roundings of thy thighs; מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַדיְֿרֵכַיִם Exodus 28:42 (P); "" בֶּטֶן Numbers 5:21,22,27 (P); צֹלֵעַ עַליְֿרֵכוֺ Genesis 32:32 (J), limping upon his thigh; סָפַק עַליָֿרֵח Jeremiah 31:19 and (with אֶלֿ) Ezekiel 21:17, smite upon, thigh, in token of consternation; וַיַּךְ אוֺתָם שׁוֺק עַלֿ יָרֵךְ Judges 15:8 and he smote them, hip upon thigh, a great slaughter.

b. thigh = loins, as seat of procreative power (RS^{K. 34}; Semitic i, 360 (380)) יֹצְאֵי ירך those proceeding from the loins of any one Genesis 46:26; Exodus 1:5 (both P), Judges 8:30; hence שִׂים יַד תַּחַת ירך place the hand under thigh, in taking oath Genesis 24:2,9 (J), Genesis 47:29.

2 side (flank) of altar 2 Kings 16:14; Leviticus 1:11 (P); of tabernacle Exodus 40:22,24; Numbers 3:29,35 (all P); also יֶרֶךְ הַשַּׁעַר (for ᵑ0 ׳תּוֺךְ הַשּׁ) ᵐ5 Th We Dr Bu Kit.

3 base (loins) of candlestick Exodus 25:31; Exodus 37:17; Numbers 8:4 (all P).

Strong's Hebrew: 3409. יָרֵך (yarek) — 34 Occurrences

Genesis 24:2
HEB: יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת יְרֵכִֽי׃
NAS: your hand under my thigh,
KJV: I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
INT: your hand under my thigh

Genesis 24:9
HEB: יָד֔וֹ תַּ֛חַת יֶ֥רֶךְ אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֑יו
NAS: under the thigh of Abraham
KJV: his hand under the thigh of Abraham
INT: his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master

Genesis 32:25
HEB: וַיִּגַּ֖ע בְּכַף־ יְרֵכ֑וֹ וַתֵּ֙קַע֙ כַּף־
NAS: the socket of his thigh; so the socket
KJV: not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow
INT: touched the socket of his thigh was dislocated the socket

Genesis 32:25
HEB: וַתֵּ֙קַע֙ כַּף־ יֶ֣רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹ
NAS: of Jacob's thigh was dislocated
KJV: of Jacob's thigh was out of joint,
INT: was dislocated the socket thigh of Jacob's wrestled

Genesis 32:31
HEB: צֹלֵ֖עַ עַל־ יְרֵכֽוֹ׃
NAS: and he was limping on his thigh.
KJV: upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
INT: was limping on his thigh

Genesis 32:32
HEB: עַל־ כַּ֣ף הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם
NAS: is on the socket of the thigh, because
KJV: which [is] upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day:
INT: is on the socket of the thigh against day

Genesis 32:32
HEB: נָגַע֙ בְּכַף־ יֶ֣רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּגִ֖יד
NAS: of Jacob's thigh in the sinew
KJV: of Jacob's thigh in the sinew
INT: touched the socket thigh of Jacob's the sinew

Genesis 46:26
HEB: מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י
NAS: to Egypt, his direct descendants,
KJV: which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's
INT: to Egypt descendants his direct including the wives

Genesis 47:29
HEB: יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֣חַת יְרֵכִ֑י וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ עִמָּדִי֙
NAS: under my thigh and deal
KJV: I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal
INT: your hand under my thigh and deal against

Exodus 1:5
HEB: נֶ֛פֶשׁ יֹצְאֵ֥י יֶֽרֶךְ־ יַעֲקֹ֖ב שִׁבְעִ֣ים
NAS: who came from the loins of Jacob
KJV: that came out of the loins of Jacob
INT: the persons came the loins of Jacob were seventy

Exodus 25:31
HEB: תֵּעָשֶׂ֤ה הַמְּנוֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ
NAS: The lampstand [and] its base and its shaft
KJV: be made: his shaft, and his branches,
INT: are to be made the lampstand base shaft cups

Exodus 28:42
HEB: מִמָּתְנַ֥יִם וְעַד־ יְרֵכַ֖יִם יִהְיֽוּ׃
NAS: from the loins even to the thighs.
KJV: from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
INT: the loins even to the thighs shall reach

Exodus 32:27
HEB: חַרְבּ֖וֹ עַל־ יְרֵכ֑וֹ עִבְר֨וּ וָשׁ֜וּבוּ
NAS: his sword upon his thigh, and go
KJV: his sword by his side, [and] go
INT: his sword upon his thigh and forth back

Exodus 37:17
HEB: אֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ
NAS: of hammered work, its base and its shaft;
KJV: he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch,
INT: made the lampstand base shaft cups

Exodus 40:22
HEB: מוֹעֵ֔ד עַ֛ל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן צָפֹ֑נָה
NAS: on the north side of the tabernacle,
KJV: of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle
INT: of meeting and side of the tabernacle the north

Exodus 40:24
HEB: הַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן עַ֛ל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן נֶֽגְבָּה׃
NAS: on the south side of the tabernacle.
KJV: the table, on the side of the tabernacle
INT: the table and side of the tabernacle the south

Leviticus 1:11
HEB: אֹת֜וֹ עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ צָפֹ֖נָה
NAS: He shall slay it on the side of the altar
KJV: And he shall kill it on the side of the altar
INT: shall slay on the side of the altar northward

Numbers 3:29
HEB: יַחֲנ֑וּ עַ֛ל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן תֵּימָֽנָה׃
NAS: on the southward side of the tabernacle,
KJV: shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle
INT: camp and side of the tabernacle the southward

Numbers 3:35
HEB: אֲבִיחָ֑יִל עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן יַחֲנ֖וּ
NAS: on the northward side of the tabernacle.
KJV: [these] shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle
INT: of Abihail and side of the tabernacle camp

Numbers 5:21
HEB: יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־ יְרֵכֵךְ֙ נֹפֶ֔לֶת וְאֶת־
NAS: making your thigh waste away
KJV: doth make thy thigh to rot,
INT: making the LORD'S your thigh waste and your abdomen

Numbers 5:22
HEB: בֶּ֖טֶן וְלַנְפִּ֣ל יָרֵ֑ךְ וְאָמְרָ֥ה הָאִשָּׁ֖ה
NAS: swell and your thigh waste away.
KJV: to swell, and [thy] thigh to rot:
INT: your abdomen waste and your thigh shall say and the woman

Numbers 5:27
HEB: בִטְנָ֔הּ וְנָפְלָ֖ה יְרֵכָ֑הּ וְהָיְתָ֧ה הָאִשָּׁ֛ה
NAS: will swell and her thigh will waste away,
KJV: shall swell, and her thigh shall rot:
INT: abdomen will waste thigh will become and the woman

Numbers 8:4
HEB: זָהָ֔ב עַד־ יְרֵכָ֥הּ עַד־ פִּרְחָ֖הּ
NAS: of gold; from its base to its flowers
KJV: gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers
INT: of gold against base to its flowers

Judges 3:16
HEB: לְמַדָּ֔יו עַ֖ל יֶ֥רֶךְ יְמִינֽוֹ׃
NAS: it on his right thigh under
KJV: upon his right thigh.
INT: his cloak and thigh his right

Judges 3:21
HEB: הַחֶ֔רֶב מֵעַ֖ל יֶ֣רֶךְ יְמִינ֑וֹ וַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָ
NAS: from his right thigh and thrust
KJV: from his right thigh, and thrust
INT: the sword and thigh his right and thrust

Judges 8:30
HEB: בָּנִ֔ים יֹצְאֵ֖י יְרֵכ֑וֹ כִּֽי־ נָשִׁ֥ים
NAS: sons who were his direct descendants,
KJV: sons of his body begotten:
INT: sons descendants were his direct for wives

Judges 15:8
HEB: שׁ֛וֹק עַל־ יָרֵ֖ךְ מַכָּ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה
KJV: and thigh with a great
INT: hip and thigh slaughter A great

2 Kings 16:14
HEB: אֹת֛וֹ עַל־ יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ צָפֽוֹנָה׃
NAS: it on the north side of [his] altar.
KJV: it on the north side of the altar.
INT: put and side of altar the north

Psalm 45:3
HEB: חַרְבְּךָ֣ עַל־ יָרֵ֣ךְ גִּבּ֑וֹר ה֝וֹדְךָ֗
NAS: Your sword on [Your] thigh, O Mighty One,
KJV: thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty,
INT: your sword on thigh Mighty your splendor

Songs 3:8
HEB: חַרְבּוֹ֙ עַל־ יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִפַּ֖חַד בַּלֵּילֽוֹת׃
NAS: has his sword at his side, [Guarding] against
KJV: [hath] his sword upon his thigh because of fear
INT: has his sword at his side the terrors of the night

Songs 7:1
HEB: נָדִ֑יב חַמּוּקֵ֣י יְרֵכַ֔יִךְ כְּמ֣וֹ חֲלָאִ֔ים
NAS: The curves of your hips are like
KJV: the joints of thy thighs [are] like jewels,
INT: prince's the curves of your hips are like jewels

Jeremiah 31:19
HEB: סָפַ֖קְתִּי עַל־ יָרֵ֑ךְ בֹּ֚שְׁתִּי וְגַם־
NAS: I smote on [my] thigh; I was ashamed
KJV: I smote upon [my] thigh: I was ashamed,
INT: smote on thigh was ashamed and also

Ezekiel 21:12
HEB: סְפֹ֥ק אֶל־ יָרֵֽךְ׃
NAS: therefore strike [your] thigh.
KJV: smite therefore upon [thy] thigh.
INT: strike about thigh

Ezekiel 24:4
HEB: נֵ֥תַח ט֖וֹב יָרֵ֣ךְ וְכָתֵ֑ף מִבְחַ֥ר
NAS: piece, the thigh and the shoulder;
KJV: piece, the thigh, and the shoulder;
INT: piece good the thigh and the shoulder choice