ירך

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic وَرِك‎ (warik, “hip, buttock”)

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaʁɛχ/

Noun

יָרֵךְ • (yarekh) f (plural indefinite ירכיים \ יְרֵכַיִם‎, singular construct יֶרֶךְ־)

(anatomy) thigh
- Exodus 28:42, with translation of the King James Version:
  ‏וַעֲשֵׂה לָהֶם מִכְנְסֵי־בָד לְכַסּוֹת בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַד־יְרֵכַיִם יִהְיוּ׃‎‎
  va'asé lahém mikhn'séi-bad l'khasót b'sár ervá mimatnáyim v'ád-y'rekháyim yihyú:
  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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