Right
יָמִיןStrong’s H3225yamin (ya-min)
Appears in 133 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yamin is the Hebrew word usually translated “right his”, “right your” and “right”. It appears in 133 verses of the Old Testament.
“And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.”
Meaning
- Right, right hand, right sideright hand · right (of direction) · south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)
How it's translated
- right his 22
- right your 22
- right 21
- the right 10
- right of 8
- from south 7
- from right his 3
- and right their 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 39
- Isaiah 9
- Judges 7
- Genesis 6
- Deuteronomy 6
- 2 Chronicles 6
27 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 3:1In contextAnd he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
- Zechariah 4:3In contextAnd two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
- Zechariah 4:11In contextThen answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
- Zechariah 11:17In contextWoe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
- Zechariah 12:6In contextIn that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
- Genesis 13:9Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
All 133 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
יָמִין yamin · right
1) right, right hand, right side 1a) right hand 1b) right (of direction) 1c) south (the direction of the right hand when facing East) Also means: ya.min (יָמִין ": south" H3225H)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “right” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RIGHT, adjective
rite. [Latin rectus, from the root of rego, properly to strain or stretch, whence straight.]
- Straight.
- In morals and religion, just; equitable; accordant to the standard of truth and justice or the will of God.
- Fit; suitable; proper; becoming.
- Lawful; as the right heir of an estate.
All definitions and other forms of “right”
- True; not erroneous or wrong; according to fact.
- Correct; passing a true judgment; not mistaken or wrong.
- Not left; most convenient or dextrous; as the right hand, which is generally most strong or most convenient in use.
- Most favorable or convenient.
- Properly placed, disposed or adjusted; orderly; well regulated.
- Well performed, as an art or act.
- Most direct; as the right way from London to Oxford.
- Being on the same side as the right hand; as the right side.
- Being on the right hand of a person whose face is towards the mouth of a river; as the right bank of the Hudson.
RIGHT, adverb
- In a right or straight line; directly.“Let thine eyes look right on” Proverbs 4:25
- According to the law or will of God, or to the standard of truth and justice; as, to judge right
- According to any rule of art.
- According to fact or truth; as, to tell a story right
- In a great degree; very; as right humble; right noble; right valiant. [Obsolescent or inelegant.]
- It is prefixed to titles; as in right honorable; right reverend.
RIGHT, noun
- Conformity to the will of God, or to his law, the perfect standard of truth and justice.
- Conformity to human laws, or to other human standard of truth, propriety or justice.
- Justice; that which is due or proper; as, to do right to every man.
- Freedom from error; conformity with truth or fact.
- Just claim; legal title; ownership; the legal power of exclusive possession and enjoyment.
- Just claim by courtesy, customs, or the principles of civility and decorum.
- Just claim by sovereignty; prerogative.
- That which justly belongs to one.
- Property; interest.
- Just claim; immunity; privilege.
- Authority; legal power.
- In the United States, a tract of land; or a share or proportion of property, as in a mine or manufactory.
- The side opposite to the left; as on the right Look to the right
- To rights, in a direct line; straight. [Unusual.]
- Directly; soon.
RIGHT, verb transitive
- To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; as, to right an injured person.
- In seamen's language, to right a ship, is to restore her to an upright position from a careen.
RIGHT, verb intransitive
To rise with the masts erect, as a ship.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.