יָמִין
Jamin
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Full lexicon entry — Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
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Where this word appears
Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Proper
- A name of a specific person, place, or people (e.g. Abraham, Zion, Israel).
Every verse where H3226 appears in the Book of Nehemiah — 1 distinct verse. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Nehemiah
About this entry
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“Jamin” is the headline sense of the Hebrew name ימין (Yâmîyn). Its earliest occurrence is Genesis 46:10. It turns up in 6 verses across 5 books, an uncommon footprint. It concentrates in 1 Chronicles, which alone accounts for 33% of its uses. See 6-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H3226 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 6
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 6 distinct verses.
- 5 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 5 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #3,040
- by frequency
- Top 5000 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 3,040 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 6 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- 1 Chronicles 2 verses 33%
- Genesis 1 verse 17%
- Exodus 1 verse 17%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 6 distinct verses.
- Torah (Pentateuch) 3 verses · 50%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 3 verses · 50%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Jamin 6×
- American Standard Version†: Jamin 6×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Jamin 6×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Jamin 6×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H3226 across 6† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H3226 across 6† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H3226 across 6† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H3226 across 6† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
12 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 12 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
ימין I
- 1. right hand:
- a. 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. e.g. Genesis 48:13
- b. fig., of right hand as held by י׳ Is 41:10, 13; 45:1; so יַד־ימיני ψ 73:23. e.g. Isaiah 41:10
- c. 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). e.g. Exodus 15:6
- 2. of situation on, or direction toward, the right:
- a. 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. e.g. Exodus 14:22
- b. 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. e.g. Numbers 20:17
- 3. 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. e.g. Judges 3:16
- 4. = 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. e.g. 1 Samuel 23:19
ימין II
- 1. son of Simeon Gn 46:10; Ex 6:15; Nu 26:12; 1 Ch 4:24. e.g. Genesis 46:10
- 2. man of Judah 1 Ch 2:27. e.g. 1 Chronicles 2:27
- 3. Levite (?) name, time of Ezra Ne 8:7. e.g. Nehemiah 8:7
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
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.:—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from ימין (yâmîyn) (H3225) — right hand.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
יָמִין
- (sub. יַד) f.(b. h.; v. אָמַן) [firm,] right hand. Men. 37ᵃ מה כתיבה בִּי׳ as the writing is done with the right hand, so is the binding to be done with the right hand (on the left). Ib. אטר … בִּימִינוֹ וכ׳ a left-handed man ties the T’fillin on his right hand, because this is his left (weak) hand. Lam. R. to II, 3 (ref. to קץ הימין, Dan. XII, 13) קץ נתתי לִימִינִי וכ׳ I have fixed a term to (the servitude of) my right hand (power); when I redeem my children, I vindicate my right hand. Zeb. 62ᵇ, a. fr. דרך י׳ towards the right; a. fr.—Denom. יְמָנִי, f. יְמָנִית. e.g. Daniel 12:13
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 6 distinct written forms H3226 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְ/יָמִ֔ין | Noun, Proper | 1 Chronicles 4:24 | 1 |
| וְ/יָמִ֖ין | Noun, Proper | 1 Chronicles 2:27 | 1 |
| וְ/יָמִ֛ין | Noun, Proper | Genesis 46:10 | 1 |
| וְ/יָמִ֤ין | Noun, Proper | Exodus 6:15 | 1 |
| יָמִ֡ין | Noun, Proper | Nehemiah 8:7 | 1 |
| לְ/יָמִ֕ין | Noun, Proper | Numbers 26:12 | 1 |
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H3226, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
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Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 6 — not the complete family. 1 of the same-root words is a proper name (a person or place). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Bible dictionary
Public-domain dictionary articles matched to this entry by name (Jamin). A biblical name can be shared by more than one person or place, so an article may treat several.
Smith's Bible Dictionary · William Smith, 1863
(right hand).
+ Second son of Simeon, (Genesis46:10; Exod 6:15; 1Chr 4:24 Founder of the family of the Jaminites. (Numbers 26:12) (B.C. 1706.) + A man of Judah, second son of Ram the Jerahmeelite. (1 Chronicles 2:27) + One of the Levites who expounded the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:7) (B.C. 410.)
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · Roswell D. Hitchcock, 1869
right hand; south wind
Classic public-domain reference works; full attribution on Sources.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 5 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 6 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
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