יָמִין

n.f. Ex 15:6 (Pr 27:16 no except, v. Now Str) right hand (NH id.; SI3 מימן on the right; Aramaic יַמִּינָא, ܝܰܡܺܝܢܳܐ; Arabic يَمِينٌ right, right side, right hand, south; Ethiopic የማን right hand, ይምን right side; Sab. ימן right hand, ימנת south, are also quoted; Assyrian imnu, right, right side, on the right, DlHWB 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.:— right hand: lit. of man, often opp. שׂמֹאול Gn 48:13, 14 (cf. v 18), Dn 12:7; יָדַע בֵּין־יְמִינוֹ לִשְׂמֹאלוֹ 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 יְמִינָם יְמִין שֶׁקֶר 144:8, 11 their right hand is a right hand of falsehood; often also c. יַד, יַד־יִמִינוֹ Gn 48:17 (E) hand of his right = his right hand Ju 7:20 2 S 20:9; אִטֵּר יַד־יְמִינוֹ Ju 3:15; 20:16 bound as to one’s right hand, i.e. left-handed. fig., of right hand as held by י׳ Is 41:10, 13; 45:1; so יַד־ימיני ψ 73:23. right hand of י׳, as instr. of delivering Israel Ex 15:6(×2), 12 +, cf. בִּגְבוּרוֹת יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֹ ψ 20:7; שְׁנוֹת יְמִין עֶלְיוֹן 77:11, ‖ זְרוֹעַ 98:1; as acquiring the temple-site 78:54; as holding his servant 18:36 (line om. in ‖ 2 S 22:36), cf. 63:9 & בִּימִין צִדְקִי Is 41:10; as finding, lighting upon (מצא) his enemies ψ 21:9 (‖ יד); as full of צֶדֶק 48:11; as dispensing blessings 16:11 נעמות בימינך (cf. Pr 3:16 of wisdom, personified); used in divine oath Is 62:8 (‖ זְרוֹעַ). of situation on, or direction toward, the right: of situation, c. מִן, מִימִינָם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָם Ex 14:22, 29 a wall on their right hand and on their left hand; similarly 2 S 16:6; 1 K 7:39, 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 לִימִינוֹ 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. of direction toward, lit. נָטָה ימין Nu 20:17; 22:26 (both JE); סוּר ימין Dt 2:27; 1 S 6:12; פָּרַץ ימין ושׂ׳ Is 54:3; also (vb. הִפָּרֶד in prev. cl.) Gn 13:9; הַבֵּיט ימין ψ 142:5, and looking is implied also in Ez 1:10 (c. אֶל־; opp. מֵהַשְּׂמֹאול); c. עַל, נטה (לָלֶכֶת) על הַיָּמִין 2 S 2:19, 21; פנה על־ימין Gn 24:49; sq. אֶל, of course (הלך) of boundary Jos 17:1; c. לְ, לַיָּמִין מֵעַל לַחוֹמָה Ne 12:31 (vb. om., went) to the right above the wall; fig. of moral deviation, סוּר מִן־הַדָּבָר … יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול Dt 17:11, so 5:29; 17:20; 28:14; Jos 1:7; 23:6; 2 K 22:2 = 2 Ch 34:2; נטה ימין ושׂ׳ Pr 4:27; also (very late) of the right as morally good, לֵב חָכָם לִימִינוֹ (opp. שׂמאל) Ec 10:2 De Reuss Now. of other parts of the body, besides hand (v. יַד־ימינו etc. supr.): right thigh יֶרֶךְ יְמִינוֹ Ju 3:16, 24; eye עֵין יָמִין 1 S 11:2; עין ימינו Zc 11:17(×2) especially שׁוֹק הַיָּמִין i.e. the right (upper) leg of sacrificial animal Ex 29:22; Lv 7:32, 33; 8:25, 26; 9:21; Nu 18:18. = south, because when facing east the right hand is toward the south: מִימִין הַיְשִׁימוֹן 1 S 23:19; אֶל־יְמִין v 24; ישׁב מִימִינֵךְ Ez 16:46 (‖ על־שׂמאולך); צָפוֹן וְיָמִין ψ 89:13; also perhaps 2 S 24:5; 2 K 23:13 ψ 107:3, v. יָם 9.