H3233 H3233
right (adj.) — pertaining to the right hand or right side, used of body parts, architectural features, and ritual
Yemani is the adjective meaning 'right' or 'right-hand,' derived from yamin ('right hand'). Its 33 occurrences fall into two main spheres: ritual and architectural. In the Priestly legislation, the right ear, right thumb, and right big toe of the priest or the cleansed leper receive consecrating blood and oil (Exod 29:20; Lev 8:23-24; 14:14-28) — a deliberate triad that sanctifies hearing, action, and movement. The right forefinger of the priest sprinkles purifying oil before YHWH (Lev 14:16, 27). In temple architecture, 'the right pillar' names Jachin (1 Kgs 7:21; 2 Chr 3:17), and 'the right side of the house' orients worshipers and guards within sacred space (1 Kgs 6:8; 2 Kgs 11:11; Ezek 47:1-2). Spanish 'derecho/a,' French 'droit/e,' and German 'recht' all confirm a single directional-positional meaning.
Senses
1. the right — Pertaining to the right hand or right side, used both of body parts in ritual contexts and of architectural orientation. In priestly consecration and purification rites, the right ear, right thumb, and right big toe receive blood and oil (Exod 29:20; Lev 8:23-24; 14:14-28). In temple descriptions, it identifies the right pillar Jachin (1 Kgs 7:21) and the right side of the sanctuary (1 Kgs 6:8; Ezek 47:1-2). Always contrasted with semali ('left'). 33×
AR["-اليُمْنَى", "اليُمنى", "الْيُمْنَى"]·ben["-ডান", "সেই-ডান"]·DE["der-rechts"]·EN["the-right"]·FR["le-droit"]·heb["ה-ימנית"]·HI["अंगूठा", "और-पर", "जो", "दाहिना", "दाहिनी", "दाहिने"]·ID["kanan", "kanan.", "yang-kanan"]·IT["il-destra"]·jav["ingkang-tengen", "tengen"]·KO["그-오른쪽의", "오른쪽의"]·PT["a-direita", "o-direito"]·RU["правого", "правой", "правый", "правым"]·ES["el-derecho", "la-derecha"]·SW["cha-kuume", "la-kulia", "la-kuume", "wa-kulia", "wa-kuume"]·TR["-sağ", "sağ"]·urd["-دائیں", "دائیں"]
Exod 29:20, Exod 29:20, Exod 29:20, Lev 8:23, Lev 8:23, Lev 8:23, Lev 8:24, Lev 8:24, Lev 8:24, Lev 14:14, Lev 14:14, Lev 14:14 (+21 more)
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יְמָנִי adj. right hand, right—m. of pillar הָעַמּוּד הַיְמָנִי 1 K 7:21 = הַיְמָנִי in ‖ 2 Ch 3:17 Qr (Kt הימיני); f. of side of house (temple): כֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת הַיְמָנִית 1 K 6:8; 7:39 (‖ כֶּתֶף הבית מִיָּמִין), 2 K 11:11 (opp. הַשְּׂמָאלִית), Ez 47:1, cf. v 2; 2 Ch 4:10; 23:10 (opp. הַשְּׂמָאלִית); elsewhere of parts of body (P): right ear, hand and foot [ה]אזן הַימָנִית + יד(ם) הַי׳ +…