יָמִין

1. right hand:
\ \ a. literally of man, often opposed to שׂמאֹול 1 Mos 48,13; 1 Mos 48,14 (compare v1 Mos 48,18), Dan 12,7 יָדַע בֵּיןיְֿמִינוֺ לִשְׂמאֹלוֺ Jon 4,11 distinguish between one's right hand and one's left; שׁלח ימים Dom 5,26 (|| יד); as holding the lot Ezk 21,27 also of right hand as skilful Sl 137,5 as receiving bribes Sl 26,10 (|| יָדַיִן); used in false swearing יְמִינָם וְמִין שֶׁקֶר Sl 144,8; Sl 144,11 their right hand is a right hand of falsehood; oft also with יַד, יַדיִֿמִינוֺ 1 Mos 48,17 (E) hand of his right = his right hand Dom 7,20; 2 Sam 20,9 אִטֵּר יַדיְֿמִינוֺ Dom 3,15; Dom 20,16 bound as to one's right hand, i.e. left-handed.
\ \ b. figurative, of right hand as held by ׳י Es 41,13; Es 45,1 so יַדיֿמיני Sl 73,23.
\ \ c. right hand of ׳י, as instrument of delivering Israel 2 Mos 15,6 (twice in verse); 2 Mos 15,12 +, compare בִּגְכוּרוֺת יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֺ Sl 20,7 שְׁנוֺת יְמִין עֶלְיוֺן Sl 77,11 || זְרוֺעַ Sl 98,1 as acquiring the temple-site Sl 78,54 as holding his servant Sl 18,36 (line omitted in || 2 Sam 22,36), compare Sl 63,9 & בִּימִין צִדְקִי Es 41,10 as finding, lighting upon (מצא) his enemies Sl 21,9 (|| יד); as full of צֶדֶק Sl 48,11 as dispensing blessings Sl 16,11 נעימות בימינך (compare Ord 3,16 of wisdom, personified); used in divine oath is Sl 62,8 (|| זְרוֺעַ).

2. of situation on, or direction toward, the right:
\ \ a. of situation, with מִן, מִימִינָם וּמְשְּׂמאֹלָם 2 Mos 14,22; 2 Mos 14,29 a wall on their right hand and on their left hand; similarly 2 Sam 16,6; 1 Kong 7,39; 1 Kong 7,49 = 2 Kron 3,17; 2 Kron 4,6; 1 Kong 22,19 (= 2 Kron 18,18 with על), 2 Kron 4,7; 2 Kron 4,8; Sl 91,7 (|| מִצִּדְּךָ); for protection Sl 16,8 מימין ל 2 Kong 23,13; Ezk 10,3 with לְ, וַתֵּשֶׁב לִימִינוֺ 1 Kong 2,19, so Sl 110,1; Sl 45,10; Sl 109,31 with עַלֿ Zak 3,1; 1 Kron 6,24; 2 Kron 18,18 (= 1 Kong 22,19 with מן), Neh 8,4; Job 30,12; Sl 109,6 compare Sl 110,5 without preposition יְמִין הָעִיר 2 Sam 24,5; Job 23,9.
\ \ b. of direction toward, literal נָטָה ימין 4 Mos 20,17; 4 Mos 22,26 (both J E); סוּר ימין 5 Mos 2,27; 1 Sam 6,12 ׳פָּרַץ ימין ושׂ Es 54,3 also (verb הִפָּרֶד in prev. clause) 1 Mos 13,9 הַבֵּיט ימין Sl 142,5 and looking is implied also in Ezk 1,10 (with אֶלֿ; opposed to מֵהַשְּׂמאֹול); with עַל, נטה (לָלֶכֶת) על הַיָּמִין 2 Sam 2,19; 2 Sam 2,21 פנה עליֿמין 1 Mos 24,49 followed by אֶל, of course (הלך) of boundary Jos 17,1 with לְ, לַיָמִין מֵעַל לַחוֺמָה Neh 12,31 (verb omitted, went) to the right above the wall; figurative of moral deviation, סוּר מִןהַֿדָּבָריָ֗֗֗מִין וּשְׂמאֹול 5 Mos 17,11, so 5 Mos 5,29; 5 Mos 17,20; 5 Mos 28,14; Jos 1,7; Jos 23,6; 2 Kong 22,2 = 2 Kron 34,2 ׳נטה ימין ושׂ Ord 4,27 also (very late) of the right as morally good, לֵב חָכָן לִימִינוֺ (opposed to שׂמאל) Praed 10,2 De Reuss Now.

3. of other parts of the body, besides hand (see יַדיֿמינו etc. above): right thigh יֶרֶךְ יְמִינוֺ Dom 3,16; Dom 3,24 eye עֵין יָמִין 1 Sam 11,2 עין ימינו Zak 11,17 (twice in verse); especially שׁוֺק הַיָּמִין i.e. the right (upper) leg of sacrificial animal 2 Mos 29,22; 3 Mos 7,32; 3 Mos 7,33; 3 Mos 8,25; 3 Mos 8,26; 3 Mos 9,21; 4 Mos 18,18.

4. = south, because when facing east the right hand is toward the south: מִימִין הַיְשִׁימוֺן 1 Sam 23,19 אֶליְֿמִין v1 Sam 23,24 ישׁב מִימִינֵךְ Ezk 16,46 (|| עלשֿׂמאולך); צָפוֺן וְיָמִין Sl 89,13 perhaps also Sl 107,3, see יָם

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