Definition
a primitive root; to be (physically) right (i.e. firm); but used only as denominative from H3225 and transitive, to be right-handed or take the right-hand side
Traditional renderings: go (turn) to (on, use) the right hand.
Traditional renderings: go (turn) to (on, use) the right hand.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָמַן:
- δεξιόςdexios“right”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Genesis 13:9וְאֵימִ֔נָה · I will go to the rightIs not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
- 2 Samuel 14:19לְהֵמִ֣ין · to the rightSo the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
- 1 Chronicles 12:2מַיְמִינִ֤ים · using both the right…they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
- Ezekiel 21:16הֵימִ֖נִי · to the rightSlash to the right; set your blade to the left—wherever your blade is directed.