H3410 H3410
yarkah (Aramaic): thigh, loins, side; body part denoting strength or structure
This Aramaic noun refers to the thigh or loin area. In Daniel 2:32, it describes part of Nebuchadnezzar's dream statue, specifically the thighs made of bronze. The term denotes structural strength and support, consistent with the symbolic representation of kingdoms in the vision. This is the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew yarek.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An Aramaic noun meaning "thigh" or "loins," appearing in Daniel 2:32 to describe the bronze thighs of Nebuchadnezzar's statue-vision. The anatomical term carries symbolic weight in the dream's interpretation, representing a kingdom or empire. Translations consistently render this as "thighs" or "loins," preserving the bodily metaphor that structures the entire vision of successive kingdoms. 1×
AR["وَ-فَخِذَاهُ"]·ben["এবং-তার-উরু"]·DE["[וירכתה]"]·EN["and-its-thighs"]·FR["et-côte"]·heb["ו-ירכותיו"]·HI["और-उसकी-जांघें"]·ID["dan-pahanya"]·IT["[וירכתה]"]·jav["lan-pupu-nipun"]·KO["그리고-넓적다리들은-그것의"]·PT["e-coxas-suas"]·RU["и-бёдра-его"]·ES["y-sus-muslos"]·SW["na-paja-zake"]·TR["ve-kalçaları-onun"]·urd["اور-رانیں-اس-کی"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [יַרְכָה] n.f. thigh, or loin (𝔗; v. BH ירך);—pl. sf. יַרְכָתֵהּ Dn 2:32.