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yārēxᵊ יָרֵךְ ‘thigh’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to be soft

yārēxᵊ n, f
1) thigh, side, loin, base
 1a) thigh
  1a1) outside of thigh (where sword was worn)
  1a2) loins (as the seat of procreative power)
 1b) side (flank) (of object)
 1c) base

Mentioned in Genesis 24:2, 24:9, 32:33, 47:29, 46:26, 32:32, 32:26 Exodus 40:22, 40:24, 32:27, 37:17, 28:42, 25:31, 1:5 Codex Leviticus 1:11 Numbers 3:35, 5:27, 5:21, 5:22, 8:4, 3:29 Judges 3:16, 3:21, 8:30, 15:8 2 Kings 16:14 Jeremiah 31:19 Ezekiel 21:17, 24:4 Psalms 45:4 Song of Songs 3:8, 7:2

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