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Strong's H3411 יְרֵכָה (yerekah)

Yerekah means “border” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3411 — misthotos (“hired servant”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3411
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 28
Books 12

Strong's H3411 Quick Answer

Strong's H3411 יְרֵכָה (yrekah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yrekah (yer-ay-kaw') n-f. 1. (properly) the flank 2. (figuratively) the rear or recess, i.e. "ends of the earth" It has 28 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include earth, borders, border, parts, and part. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
yrekah (yer-ay-kaw') n-f. 1. (properly) the flank 2. (figuratively) the rear or recess, i.e. "ends of the earth"
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
earth, borders, border, parts, and part

Meaning and Definition

yrekah (yer-ay-kaw') n-f. 1. (properly) the flank 2. (figuratively) the rear or recess, i.e. "ends of the earth" [feminine of H3409] KJV: border, coast, part, quarter, side. Root(s): H3409

Original Word
יְרֵכָה
Transliteration
yrekah
Derivation
Root: ירך First root strongs: 3409
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3411. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

flank

Usage: 1) flank, side, extreme parts, recesses 1a) side 1b) sides, recesses (dual) Aramaic equivalent: yar.kah (יַרְכָא "thigh" H3410)

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How Strong's H3411 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yrekah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

earth Psalms 48:2 border Isaiah 37:24 borders 2 Kings 19:23 part Ezekiel 39:2 parts Ezekiel 38:15

How Strong's H3411 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 28 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3411 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3411 in the Old Testament

28 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 49:13 KJV

Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

Exodus 26:22 KJV

And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.

Exodus 26:23 KJV

And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3411.

Genesis 49:13 Old Testament, KJV
Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
Exodus 26:22 Old Testament, KJV
And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.
Exodus 26:23 Old Testament, KJV
And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
Exodus 26:27 Old Testament, KJV
And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.
Exodus 36:27 Old Testament, KJV
And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.
Exodus 36:28 Old Testament, KJV
And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
Exodus 36:32 Old Testament, KJV
And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward.
Judges 19:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
Judges 19:18 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.
1 Samuel 24:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
1 Kings 6:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
2 Kings 19:23 Old Testament, KJV
By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
Psalms 48:2 Old Testament, KJV
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Psalms 128:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Isaiah 14:13 Old Testament, KJV
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isaiah 14:15 Old Testament, KJV
Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Isaiah 37:24 Old Testament, KJV
By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
Jeremiah 6:22 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
Jeremiah 25:32 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Jeremiah 31:8 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
Jeremiah 50:41 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Ezekiel 32:23 Old Testament, KJV
Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.
Ezekiel 38:6 Old Testament, KJV
Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
Ezekiel 38:15 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
Ezekiel 39:2 Old Testament, KJV
And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
Ezekiel 46:19 Old Testament, KJV
After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
Amos 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.
Jonah 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3411, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 6 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3411 FAQ

What does yerekah (יְרֵכָה) mean?

Yerekah (Strong's H3411) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "border". yrekah (yer-ay-kaw') n-f. 1. (properly) the flank 2. (figuratively) the rear or recess, i.e. "ends of the earth"

How many times is yerekah (יְרֵכָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's H3411 across 12 books.

Where can I study yerekah (יְרֵכָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3411 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yerekah (יְרֵכָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as earth, borders, border, parts, and part. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.