What does יְרֵכָה mean in the Bible?
יְרֵכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, the flank ; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess".
Hebrew · H3411
יְרֵכָה
Properly, the flank ; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
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יְרֵכָה H3411
What does יְרֵכָה mean in the Bible?
יְרֵכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, the flank ; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3411?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from the ends (3), for the rear (2), for the two back (2), from the far (2), to the remote peaks (2).
Where does יְרֵכָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6), Ezekiel (5), Jeremiah (4), Isaiah (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It from the ends 3× Jeremiah 6:22, Jeremiah 25:32, Jeremiah 50:41
for the rear 2× Exodus 26:22, Exodus 36:27
for the two back 2× Exodus 26:23, Exodus 36:28
from the far 2× Ezekiel 38:6, Ezekiel 39:2
to the remote peaks 2× 2 Kings 19:23, Isaiah 37:24
[flourishing] within 1× Psalms 128:3
end 1× Ezekiel 46:19
from the farthest parts 1× Jeremiah 31:8
his border 1× Genesis 49:13
in the depths 1× Ezekiel 32:23
in the far reaches 1× Isaiah 14:13
in the recesses 1× 1 Samuel 24:3
in the remote 1× Judges 19:1
inside 1× Amos 6:10
like the peaks 1× Psalms 48:2
on the rear 1× Exodus 26:27
on the rear side 1× Exodus 36:32
out of the far 1× Ezekiel 38:15
the lowest depths 1× Isaiah 14:15
the lowest part 1× Jonah 1:5
the rear 1× 1 Kings 6:16
the remote 1× Judges 19:18
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:13 וְיַרְכָת֖וֹ to his border Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 26:22 וּֽלְיַרְכְּתֵ֥י to for the rear Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine dual construct Exodus 26:23 בַּיַּרְכָתָֽיִם׃ to for the two back Preposition-b, Article | Noun - fd Exodus 26:27 לַיַּרְכָתַ֖יִם to on the rear Preposition-l, Article | Noun - fd Exodus 36:27 וּֽלְיַרְכְּתֵ֥י to for the rear Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine dual construct Exodus 36:28 בַּיַּרְכָתָֽיִם׃ to for the two back Preposition-b, Article | Noun - fd Exodus 36:32 לַיַּרְכָתַ֖יִם to on the rear side Preposition-l, Article | Noun - fd Judges 19:1 בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣י to in the remote Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct Judges 19:18 יַרְכְּתֵ֣י to the remote Noun - feminine dual construct 1 Samuel 24:3 בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י to in the recesses Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:13
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 Exodus 6 Judges 2 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 5 Amos 1 Jonah 1
Source forms
יַרְכְּתֵ֣י 5x yar·kə·ṯê Judges 19:18, 2 Kings 19:23, Psalms 48:2, Isaiah 37:24
מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־ 4x mî·yar·kə·ṯê- Jeremiah 6:22, Jeremiah 25:32, Jeremiah 31:8, Jeremiah 50:41
בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י 3x bə·yar·kə·ṯê 1 Samuel 24:3, Isaiah 14:13, Amos 6:10
בַּיַּרְכָתָֽיִם׃ 2x bay·yar·ḵā·ṯā·yim Exodus 26:23, Exodus 36:28
וּֽלְיַרְכְּתֵ֥י 2x ū·lə·yar·kə·ṯê Exodus 26:22, Exodus 36:27
לַיַּרְכָתַ֖יִם 2x lay·yar·ḵā·ṯa·yim Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:32
מִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣י 2x mî·yar·kə·ṯê Ezekiel 38:15, Ezekiel 39:2
בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣י 1x bə·yar·kə·ṯê Judges 19:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine dual construct 7x Judges 19:18, 2 Kings 19:23, Psalms 48:2, Isaiah 14:15
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine dual construct 7x 1 Kings 6:16, Jeremiah 6:22, Jeremiah 25:32, Jeremiah 31:8
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct 6x Judges 19:1, 1 Samuel 24:3, Psalms 128:3, Isaiah 14:13
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - fd 3x Exodus 26:23, Exodus 36:28, Ezekiel 46:19
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine dual construct 2x Exodus 26:22, Exodus 36:27
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - fd 2x Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:32
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Genesis 49:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, the flank ; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
Source Gloss
properly, the flank ; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess BDB: flank Usage: border, coast, part, quarter, side.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יְרֵכָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain