"ירך" meaning in Hebrew

See ירך in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jaˈʁeχ/ [Modern-Israeli] Forms: יָרֵךְ [canonical, feminine], yarékh [romanization], ירכיים [indefinite, plural], יְרֵכַיִם [indefinite, plural], יֶרֶךְ־ [construct, singular], יַרְכֵי־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: Compare Arabic وَرِك (warik, “hip, buttock”) Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|י־ר־ך}}, {{cog|ar|وَرِك|t=hip, buttock}} Arabic وَرِك (warik, “hip, buttock”) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=יֶרֶךְ|g=f|pat=קָטֵל|pl=ירכיים|plcons=יַרְכֵי|pldwv=יְרֵכַיִם|tr=yarékh|wv=יָרֵךְ}} יָרֵךְ • (yarékh) f (plural indefinite ירכיים / יְרֵכַיִם, singular construct יֶרֶךְ־, plural construct יַרְכֵי־) [pattern: קָטֵל]
  1. (anatomy) thigh
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          "english": "And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:",
          "ref": "Tanach, Exodus 28:42, with translation of the King James Version:",
          "roman": "va'asé lahém mikhn'séi-bad l'khasót b'sár ervá mimatnáyim v'ád-y'rekháyim yihyú:",
          "text": "וַעֲשֵׂה לָהֶם מִכְנְסֵי־בָד לְכַסּוֹת בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַד־יְרֵכַיִם יִהְיוּ׃",
          "translation": "And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:",
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          "ref": "Tanach, Exodus 28:42, with translation of the King James Version:",
          "roman": "va'asé lahém mikhn'séi-bad l'khasót b'sár ervá mimatnáyim v'ád-y'rekháyim yihyú:",
          "text": "וַעֲשֵׂה לָהֶם מִכְנְסֵי־בָד לְכַסּוֹת בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַד־יְרֵכַיִם יִהְיוּ׃",
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