ימן
S
541
TWOT
872
GK
587
(
√ of foll.; found in deriv. in all cogn., but orig. meaning dubious;
Thes
al.
comp.
אמן
confirm
, whence
right hand
as the
stronger;
others from use of right hand in
confirming
by an oath
)
.
I . יָמִין S 3225, 3226 TWOT 872a GK 3545, 3546137 n.f. Ex 15:6 ( Pr 27:16 no except, v. Now St r) right hand ( NH id. ; SI 3 מימן on the right; Aramaic יַמִּינָא , ܝܰܡܺܝܢܳܐ ( yamino ); Arabic يَمِينٌ ( yamīnun ) right, right side, right hand, south; Ethiopic
˜˜˜ ( yamān ) right hand , ˜˜˜ ( yəmn ) right side; Sab. ימן right hand , ימנת south , are also quoted; Assyrian imnu , right, right side, on the right , Dl HWB 307) — abs. יָמִין Gn 13:9 + 40 times; cstr. יְמִין 1 S 23:24 + 19 times; sf. יְמִינִי Je 22:24 + 6 times, etc.; always sg. :— 1. right hand: a. lit. of man, often opp. שֹׂמֹאול Gn 48:1 3, 14 ( cf. v 1 8), Dn 12:7 ; יָדַע בֵּין־יְמִינֹו לִשְׂמֹאלֹו Jon 4:11 distinguish between one’s right hand and one’s left;
שׁלח ימין
Ju 5:26
(
||
יד
); as holding the lot
Ez 21:27
; also of right hand as skilful
ψ 137:5
; as receiving bribes
26:10
(
||
יָדַיִם
); used in false swearing
שֶׁקֶר יְמִינָם יְמִין
144:
8,
11
their right hand is a right hand of falsehood;
often also
c.
יַד
,
יַד־יִמִינֹו
Gn 48:17
(
E
)
hand of his right
=
his right hand
Ju 7:20 2 S 20:9
;
אִטֵּר יַד־יְמִינֹו
Ju 3:1
5;
20:16
bound as to one’s right hand
, i.e. left- handed.
b.
fig
., of right hand as held by
י׳
Is 41:1
0,
13
;
45:1
; so
יַד־ימיני
ψ 73:23
.
c.
right hand of
י׳
, as instr. of delivering Israel
Ex 15:6
(×2),
12
+,
cf.
בִּגְבוּרֹות יֵשַׁע יְמִינֹו
ψ 20:7
;
יְמִין עֶלְיֹון שְׁנֹות
77:1
1,
||
זְרֹועַ
98:
1; as acquiring the temple-site
78:54
; as holding his servant
18:36
(line om. in
||
2 S 22:3
6),
cf.
63:9
&
בִּימִין צִדְקִי
Is 41:1
0; as finding, lighting upon (
מצא
) his enemies
ψ 21:9
(
||
יד
); as full of
צֶדֶק
48:1
1; as dispensing blessings
16:11
נעמות בימינך
(
cf.
Pr 3:16
of wisdom, personified); used in divine oath
Is 62:8
(
||
זְרֹועַ
).
2.
of situation on, or direction toward,
the right:
a.
of situation,
c.
מִן
,
מִימִינָם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָם
Ex 14:2
2,
29
a wall
on their right hand and on their left hand;
similarly
2 S 16:6 1 K 7:3
9,
49
=
2 Ch 3:17
;
4:6
,
1 K 22:19
(
=
2 Ch 18:18
c.
על
),
2 Ch 4:7
,
8
ψ 91:7
(
||
מִצִּדְּךָ
); for protection
16:8
;
מימין ל
2 K 23:13 Ez 10:
3;
c.
לְ
,
וַתֵּשֶׁב לִימִינֹו
1 K 2:19
, so
ψ 110:1
;
45:10
;
109:31
;
c.
עַל־
Zc 3:1 1 Ch 6:24 2 Ch 18:18
(
=
1 K 22:19
c.
מן
),
Ne 8:4 Jb 30:12
ψ 109:6
cf.
110:
5; without prep.
יְמִין הָעִיר
2 S 24:5 Jb 23:
9.
b.
of
direction toward
, lit.
נָטָה ימין
Nu 20:1
7;
22:26
(both JE);
Str H. L. Strack. SI Siloam Inscription. sg. singular.