Yâmîyn — H3225

H3225 · Hebrew — ימין

Pronunciation: yaw-meen'

Definition

feminine noun

the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south

  1. right, right hand, right side
    1. right hand
    2. right (of direction)
    3. south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)

Usually translated as

right, south, left-handed

Origin

from H3231

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Yâmîyn occurs 139 times in 133 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (6), Exodus (5), Leviticus (5), Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (6), Joshua (3), Judges (7), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Kings (4), 2 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (6), Nehemiah (2), Job (3), Psalms (39), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (1), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (9), Jeremiah (1), Lamentations (2), Ezekiel (5), Daniel (1), Jonah (1), Habakkuk (1), Zechariah (5)

Strong's Lexicon — Y