Quick Definition
thigh
Strong's Definition
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be soft;
KJV Usage: [idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
TWOT Reference: 916a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) thigh, side, loin, base
1a) thigh
1a1) outside of thigh (where sword was worn)
1a2) loins (as the seat of procreative power)
1b) side (flank) (of object)
1c) base
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) thigh, side, loin, base
1a) thigh
1a1) outside of thigh (where sword was worn)
1a2) loins (as the seat of procreative power)
1b) side (flank) (of object)
1c) base
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יָרֵךְ
yârêk
BDB Definition:
1) thigh, side, loin, base
1a) thigh
1a1) outside of thigh (where sword was worn)
1a2) loins (as the seat of procreative power)
1b) side (flank) (of object)
1c) base
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning to be soft
Same Word by TWOT Number: 916a
Total KJV Occurrences: 34