ירך

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
י־ר־ך‎ (y-r-k)

Compare Arabic وَرِك‎ (warik, “hip, buttock”)

Pronunciation

Noun

יָרֵךְ • (yarékh) f (plural indefinite ירכיים / יְרֵכַיִם‎, singular construct יֶרֶךְ־‎)

  1. (anatomy) thigh
    • Tanach, Exodus 28:42, with translation of the King James Version:
      ‏וַעֲשֵׂה לָהֶם מִכְנְסֵי־בָד לְכַסּוֹת בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַד־יְרֵכַיִם יִהְיוּ׃‎‎
      va'asé lahém mikhn'séi-bad l'khasót b'sár ervá mimatnáyim v'ád-y'rekháyim yihyú:
      And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.