Strong's Hebrew · H3225

H3225 yâmîyn

יָמִין

yaw-meen'

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yâmîyn appears 140 times in Scripture, including Genesis 13:9 and Exodus 14:22. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south

In the King James Version

left-handed, right (hand, side), south.

Derivation

from H3231 (יָמַן);

Appears 140 times in Scripture

Genesis 48:13

“And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.”

Genesis 48:18

““Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.””

Exodus 15:6

“Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.”

Genesis 48:17

“When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.”

Exodus 14:22

“and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.”

Genesis 48:14

“But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.”

Genesis 13:9

“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 14:29

“But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.”

Genesis 24:49

“Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.””

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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Strong's concordance glosses from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0). Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain.

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