Yarekh (ירך) means thigh in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
thigh
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 6 meanings for Yarekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אנטומיההפרק העליון בגף התחתון בגוף אדם, בין מפרק האגן למפרק הברך.
וַיַּרְא כִּי לֹא יָכֹל לוֹ וַיִּגַּע בְּכַף־יְרֵכוֹ וַתֵּקַע כַּף־יֶרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב בְּהֵאָבְקוֹ עִמּוֹ.
- 2אנטומיהצידי גוף האדם שבין הצלעות התחתונות לאגן; לשון נקיה לאיברי הרבייה.
וַיְהִי כָּל נֶפֶשׁ יֹצְאֵי יֶרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב שִׁבְעִים נָפֶשׁ; וְיוֹסֵף הָיָה בְמִצְרָיִם.
- 3הפרק העליון בגף חיה, עוף או חרק.
- 4צד, פאה.
וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד עַל יֶרֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּן צָפֹנָה מִחוּץ לַפָּרֹכֶת.
- 5רגל של רהיט.
וְעָשִׂיתָ מְנֹרַת זָהָב טָהוֹר מִקְשָׁה תֵּעָשֶׂה הַמְּנוֹרָה יְרֵכָהּ וְקָנָהּ גְּבִיעֶיהָ כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ וּפְרָחֶיהָ מִמֶּנָּה יִהְיוּ.
- 6הקו הניצב (רגל) של האות הכתובה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yarekh is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יָרֵךְ
- Written without vowel points
- ירך
- Said
- yarekh
- Root
- י־ר־כ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- ירֵכַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' ירֵכַיִם, יַרכֵי־; יֶרֶךְ־
- Gematria
- 230
This is how Yarekh is said in other languages.
- English
- thigh
These words mean nearly the same as Yarekh.
- חלץ
- כרעshin
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yarekh.
These words rhyme with Yarekh.
The word Yarekh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הכה שוק על ירך
- ספק על ירך
- יוצאי ירכו
- אגן הירכים
- עצת ירך
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Yarekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yarekh.
What does Yarekh (ירך) mean in Hebrew?
Yarekh (ירך) means thigh. It is said yarekh, with the stress on rekh.
What is a synonym for Yarekh (ירך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yarekh (ירך) are חלץ and כרע.
What is the opposite of Yarekh (ירך)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yarekh (ירך) are שוק and אמה.
What rhymes with Yarekh (ירך)?
Words that rhyme with Yarekh (ירך) include חך, איך, שך, משפך, מחנך, and אברך.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ירך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.