# יָרֵךְ (yarekhe) Israeli respelling: ya-re-khe. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H3409. 32 Old Testament occurrences. the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side King James renderings: [idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/yarekhe-h3409 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 24:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/24/2) — And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: - [Genesis 24:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/24/9) — And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter. - [Genesis 32:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/32/25) — And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as… - [Genesis 32:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/32/31) — And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. - [Genesis 32:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/32/32) — Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touche… - [Genesis 46:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/46/26) — All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and… - [Genesis 47:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/47/29) — And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put,… - [Exodus 1:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/1/5) — And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. - [Exodus 25:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/25/31) — And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his k… - [Exodus 28:42](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/28/42) — And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: - [Exodus 32:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/32/27) — And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate througho… - [Exodus 37:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/37/17) — And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his… - [Exodus 40:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/40/22) — And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail. - [Exodus 40:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/40/24) — And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. - [Leviticus 1:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/1/11) — And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round abou… - [Numbers 3:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/3/29) — The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. - [Numbers 3:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/3/35) — And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabe… - [Numbers 5:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/5/21) — Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an… - [Numbers 5:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/5/22) — And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say,… - [Numbers 5:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/5/27) — And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husba… - [Numbers 8:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/8/4) — And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the… - [Judges 3:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/3/16) — But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. - [Judges 3:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/3/21) — And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: - [Judges 8:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/8/30) — And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. - [Judges 15:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/15/8) — And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam. - [2 Kings 16:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/16/14) — And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of t… - [Psalms 45:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/45/3) — Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. - [Song of Solomon 3:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/song-of-solomon/3/8) — They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. - [Song of Solomon 7:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/song-of-solomon/7/1) — How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning wo… - [Jeremiah 31:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/31/19) — Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, be… - [Ezekiel 21:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/21/12) — Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall… - [Ezekiel 24:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/24/4) — Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.