5190 thigh
Dictionary of Bible Themes

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The human thigh

A symbol of strength

Job 40:17; Daniel 2:32

Weapons strapped to the thigh

Judges 3:16,21

The hand is placed under the thigh when taking an oath

Genesis 24:2,9; Genesis 47:29

The priests' undergarments covered the thigh

Exodus 28:42-43 See also Exodus 20:26; Leviticus 6:10; Leviticus 16:3-4; Ezekiel 44:17-18

The wasting of the thigh

The wasting away of the thigh is part of the judgment on an unfaithful wife:

Numbers 5:21-22,27

The thigh as a place of identification

Revelation 19:16

The right thighs of animals used in sacrificial offerings

Exodus 29:22,27; Leviticus 7:32-34; Leviticus 8:25-26; Leviticus 9:21; Leviticus 10:14-15; Numbers 6:20; Numbers 18:18

See also

5136  body
5145  clothing
5163  legs
5169  nakedness
5429  oaths
5612  weapons
5865  gestures
5954  strength
7435  sacrifice, in OT
8839  unfaithfulness



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