Right
יְמָנִיStrong’s H3233yemani (ye-ma-ni)
Appears in 18 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yemani is the Hebrew word usually translated “right” and “south”. It appears in 18 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.”
Meaning
- Right, right hand
How it's translated
- right 24
- south 7
- the south 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Leviticus 8
- 2 Chronicles 3
- Ezekiel 3
- 1 Kings 2
- Exodus 1
- 2 Kings 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Leviticus 8:23And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
- Leviticus 8:24And he brought Aaron’s sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
- Leviticus 14:14And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
- Leviticus 14:16And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:
- Leviticus 14:17And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:
- Leviticus 14:25And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
Hebrew dictionary
יְמָנִי yemani · right
: right right, right hand Also means: ye.ma.ni (יְמָנִי ": south" H3233H)
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.