ירך
Hebrew
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י־ר־ך (y-r-k) |
Compare Arabic وَرِك (warik, “hip, buttock”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jaˈʁe
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Noun
editיָרֵךְ • (yarékh) f (plural indefinite ירכיים / יְרֵכַיִם, singular construct יֶרֶךְ־)
- (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: