יָמִיןyâmîyn

Meanings

Same root

• יָמַןyâman · H3231to be right-handed or take the right-hand side
• אָמַןʼâman · H541to take the right hand road
• בִּנְיָמִיןBinyâmîyn · H1144Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
• יָמִיןYâmîyn · H3226Jamin, the name of three Israelites
• יְמִינִיyᵉmîynîy · H3227right
• מִנְיָמִיןMinyâmîyn · H4509Minjamin, the name of two Israelites
• תֵּימָןtêymân · H8486the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)

Where it appears

Appears 140 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 13:9 The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.”
• Genesis 24:49 So tell me—will you or won’t you show unfailing love and faithfulness to my master? Please tell me yes or no, and then I’ll know what to do next.”
• Genesis 48:13 Then he positioned the boys in front of Jacob. With his right hand he directed Ephraim toward Jacob’s left hand, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Jacob’s right hand.
• Genesis 48:14 But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys’ heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn.
• Genesis 48:17 But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
• Genesis 48:18 “No, my father,” he said. “This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”