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Psalms 118:16

“The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָמִיןyâmîyn · yaw-meen'
H3225 · Hebrew

Definition: the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
Derivation: from H3231 (יָמַן);
KJV renderings: [phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
Grammar: יְמִ֣ין — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
Code HNcfsc
Usage: Occurs 141 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 13:9 Genesis 24:49 Genesis 48:13 Genesis 48:13 Genesis 48:14

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָמִין here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.