Strong's Lexicon yamin: Right hand, right side, south Original Word: יָמִין Word Origin: Derived from the root יָמַן (yaman), meaning "to go to the right" or "to choose the right." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1188 (dexios): Refers to the right hand or right side, often used in the New Testament to convey similar meanings of power and authority. Usage: The Hebrew word "yamin" primarily refers to the right hand or right side. It is often used in the Bible to denote strength, authority, and favor, as the right hand was traditionally considered the hand of power and skill. Additionally, "yamin" can refer to the south, as directions were often oriented with the east as the primary point of reference, making the right side the south. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the right hand was associated with power and honor. It was customary for the right hand to be used in greetings, oaths, and blessings. The right hand was also symbolic of divine favor and protection. In biblical times, sitting at someone's right hand was a position of prestige and authority, as seen in royal courts and among disciples. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition right hand NASB Translation left-handed* (2), right (49), right hand (75), right side (8), south (4), southward (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. יָמִין137 noun feminineExodus 15:6 (Proverbs 27:16 no except, see Now Str) right hand (Late Hebrew id.; SI3 מימן on the right; Aramaic יַמִּינָא, ; Arabic right, right side, right hand, south; Ethiopic right hand, right side, Sabean ימן right hand, ימנת soth, are also quoted; Assyrian imnu, right, right side, on the right, DlHWB 307) — absolute יָמִין Genesis 13:9 40t.; construct יְמִין 1 Samuel 23:24 19t.; suffix יְמִינִי Jeremiah 22:24 6t., etc.; always singular: — 1 right hand: a. literally of man, often opposed to שׂמאֹול Genesis 48:13,14 (compare Genesis 48:18), Daniel 12:7; יָדַע בֵּיןיְֿמִינוֺ לִשְׂמאֹלוֺ Jonah 4:11 distinguish between one's right hand and one's left; שׁלח ימים Judges 5:26 ("" יד); as holding the lot Ezekiel 21:27; also of right hand as skilful Psalm 137:5; as receiving bribes Psalm 26:10 ("" יָדַיִן); used in false swearing יְמִינָם וְמִין שֶׁקֶר Psalm 144:8; Psalm 144:11 their right hand is a right hand of falsehood; oft also with יַד, יַדיִֿמִינוֺ Genesis 48:17 (E) hand of his right = his right hand Judges 7:20; 2 Samuel 20:9; אִטֵּר יַדיְֿמִינוֺ Judges 3:15; Judges 20:16 bound as to one's right hand, i.e. left-handed. b. figurative, of right hand as held by ׳י Isaiah 41:13; Isaiah 45:1; so יַדיֿמיני Psalm 73:23. c. right hand of ׳י, as instrument of delivering Israel Exodus 15:6 (twice in verse); Exodus 15:12 +, compare בִּגְכוּרוֺת יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֺ Psalm 20:7; שְׁנוֺת יְמִין עֶלְיוֺן Psalm 77:11; "" זְרוֺעַ Psalm 98:1; as acquiring the temple-site Psalm 78:54; as holding his servant Psalm 18:36 (line omitted in "" 2 Samuel 22:36), compare Psalm 63:9 & בִּימִין צִדְקִי Isaiah 41:10; as finding, lighting upon (מצא) his enemies Psalm 21:9 ("" יד); as full of צֶדֶק Psalm 48:11; as dispensing blessings Psalm 16:11 נעימות בימינך (compare Proverbs 3:16 of wisdom, personified); used in divine oath is Psalm 62:8 ("" זְרוֺעַ). 2 of situation on, or direction toward, the right: a. of situation, with מִן, מִימִינָם וּמְשְּׂמאֹלָם Exodus 14:22,29 a wall on their right hand and on their left hand; similarly 2 Samuel 16:6; 1 Kings 7:39,49 2Chronicles 3:17; 4:6; 1 Kings 22:19 (= 2 Chronicles 18:18 with על), 2 Chronicles 4:7,8; Psalm 91:7 ("" מִצִּדְּךָ); for protection Psalm 16:8; מימין ל 2 Kings 23:13; Ezekiel 10:3; with לְ, וַתֵּשֶׁב לִימִינוֺ 1 Kings 2:19, so Psalm 110:1; Psalm 45:10; Psalm 109:31; with עַלֿ Zechariah 3:1; 1 Chronicles 6:24; 2Chronicles 18:18 (= 1 Kings 22:19 with מן), Nehemiah 8:4; Job 30:12; Psalm 109:6; compare Psalm 110:5; without preposition יְמִין הָעִיר 2 Samuel 24:5; Job 23:9. b. of direction toward, literal נָטָה ימין Numbers 20:17; Numbers 22:26 (both J E); סוּר ימין Deuteronomy 2:27; 1 Samuel 6:12; ׳מָּרַץ ימין ושׂ Isaiah 54:3; also (verb הִמָּרֶד in prev. clause) Genesis 13:9; הַבֵּיט ימין Psalm 142:5; and looking is implied also in Ezekiel 1:10 (with אֶלֿ; opposed to מֵהַשְּׂמאֹול); with עַל, נטה (לָלֶכֶת) על הַיָּמִין 2 Samuel 2:19,21; פנה עליֿמין Genesis 24:49; followed by אֶל, of course (הלך) of boundary Joshua 17:1; with לְ, לַיָמִין מֵעַל לַחוֺמָה Nehemiah 12:31 (verb omitted, went) to the right above the wall; figurative of moral deviation, סוּר מִןהַֿדָּבָריָ֗֗֗מִין וּשְׂמאֹול Deuteronomy 17:11, so Deuteronomy 5:29; Deuteronomy 17:20; Deuteronomy 28:14; Joshua 1:7; Joshua 23:6; 2 Kings 22:2 2Chronicles 34:2; ׳נטה ימין ושׂ Proverbs 4:27; also (very late) of the right as morally good, לֵב חָכָן לִימִינוֺ (opposed to שׂמאל) Ecclesiastes 10:2 De Reuss Now. 3 of other parts of the body, besides hand (see יַדיֿמינו etc. above): right thigh יֶרֶךְ יְמִינוֺ Judges 3:16,24; eye עֵין יָמִין 1 Samuel 11:2; עין ימינו Zechariah 11:17 (twice in verse); especially שׁוֺק הַיָּמִין i.e. the right (upper) leg of sacrificial animal Exodus 29:22; Leviticus 7:32,33; Leviticus 8:25,26; Leviticus 9:21; Numbers 18:18. 4 = south, because when facing east the right hand is toward the south: מִימִין הַיְשִׁימוֺן 1 Samuel 23:19; אֶליְֿמִין 1 Samuel 23:24; ישׁב מִימִינֵךְ Ezekiel 16:46 ("" עלשֿׂמאולך); צָפוֺן וְיָמִין Psalm 89:13; perhaps also Psalm 107:3, see יָם 9 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance left-handed, right hand, side, south From yaman; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south -- + left-handed, right (hand, side), south. see HEBREW yaman Forms and Transliterations בִּֽימִינ֖וֹ בִּֽימִינ֞וֹ בִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃ בִּֽימִינָ֑הּ בִּֽימִינוֹ֙ בִּימִ֥ין בִּימִינ֖וֹ בִּימִינְךָ֣ בִּימִינִֽי׃ בִֽימִינ֗וֹ בימין בימינה בימינו בימיני׃ בימינך בימינך׃ הַיָּמִ֑ין הַיָּמִ֔ין הַיָּמִ֖ין הַיָּמִֽין׃ הַיָּמִין֙ הימין הימין׃ וְ֭יָמִין וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם וִֽימִינ֖וֹ וִֽימִינְךָ֥ וִֽימִינִ֖י וִֽימִינֶ֑ךָ וִֽימִינָ֖הּ וִימִינ֖וֹ וימין וימינה וימינו וימיני וימינך וימינם יְ֝מִֽינְךָ יְ֝מִינ֗וֹ יְמִ֣ין יְמִ֣ינְךָ֔ יְמִ֥ין יְמִֽינְךָ֑ יְמִֽינְךָ֙ יְמִֽינְךָ֣ יְמִֽינְךָ֥ יְמִינ֑וֹ יְמִינ֖וֹ יְמִינ֛וֹ יְמִינ֜וֹ יְמִינ֣וֹ יְמִינ֤וֹ יְמִינְךָ֖ יְמִינִ֑י יְמִינִֽי׃ יְמִינֶ֑ךָ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ יְמִינָ֔ם יְמִינֽוֹ׃ יְמִינוֹ֙ יָ֝מִ֗ין יָמִ֑ין יָמִ֖ין יָמִ֣ין יָמִ֥ין יָמִ֧ין יָמִ֨ין ׀ יָמִין֙ יָמִין֮ ימין ימינו ימינו׃ ימיני ימיני׃ ימינך ימינך׃ ימינם לִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗ לִֽימִינ֔וֹ לִֽימִינִ֑י לִֽימִינֽוֹ׃ לִימִ֣ין לַיָּמִין֙ לימין לימינו לימינו׃ לימיני לימינך מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗י מִֽימִינ֕וֹ מִֽימִינֵ֔ךְ מִֽימִינָ֖ם מִיָּמִ֔ין מִיָּמִ֖ין מִיָּמִ֜ין מִיָּמִ֗ין מִימִ֣ין מִימִ֥ין מִימִינ֖וֹ מִימִינֶ֑ךָ מימין מימינו מימיני מימינך מימינם bî·mî·nāh bî·mî·ne·ḵā bî·mî·nə·ḵā bî·mî·nî bî·mî·nōw ḇî·mî·nōw bî·mîn biMin bîmîn bimiNah bîmînāh bimineCha bîmîneḵā bîmînəḵā bimiNi bîmînî bimiNo bîmînōw ḇîmînōw haiyaMin hay·yā·mîn hayyāmîn laiyaMin lay·yā·mîn layyāmîn lî·mî·nə·ḵā lî·mî·nî lî·mî·nōw lî·mîn liMin lîmîn liminecha lîmînəḵā limiNi lîmînî limino lîmînōw mî·mî·nām mî·mî·ne·ḵā mî·mî·nêḵ mî·mî·nî mî·mî·nōw mî·mîn mî·yā·mîn miMin mîmîn mimiNam mîmînām mimiNech mimiNecha mîmînêḵ mîmîneḵā mimiNi mîmînî mimiNo mîmînōw miyaMin mîyāmîn Veyamin vimiNah vimiNam vimineCha vimiNi vimiNo wə·yā·mîn wəyāmîn wî·mî·nāh wî·mî·nām wî·mî·ne·ḵā wî·mî·nə·ḵā wî·mî·nî wî·mî·nōw wîmînāh wîmînām wîmîneḵā wîmînəḵā wîmînî wîmînōw yā·mîn yaMin yāmîn yə·mî·nām yə·mî·ne·ḵā yə·mî·nə·ḵā yə·mî·nî yə·mî·nōw yə·mîn yeMin yəmîn yemiNam yəmînām yemineCha yəmîneḵā yəmînəḵā yemiNi yəmînî yemiNo yəmînōwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 13:9 HEB: וְאֵימִ֔נָה וְאִם־ הַיָּמִ֖ין וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃ NAS: or if [to] the right, then I will go to the left. KJV: then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left. INT: will go if the right will go Genesis 24:49 Genesis 48:13 Genesis 48:13 Genesis 48:14 Genesis 48:17 Genesis 48:18 Exodus 14:22 Exodus 14:29 Exodus 15:6 Exodus 15:6 Exodus 15:12 Exodus 29:22 Leviticus 7:32 Leviticus 7:33 Leviticus 8:25 Leviticus 8:26 Leviticus 9:21 Numbers 18:18 Numbers 20:17 Numbers 22:26 Deuteronomy 2:27 Deuteronomy 5:32 Deuteronomy 17:11 Deuteronomy 17:20 139 Occurrences |