H3225 — יָמִין (yamiyn)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H3225
Original: יָמִין
Transliteration: yamiyn
Pronunciation: yaw-meen
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: From H3231 יָמַן (yaman) — to be right, go to the right
Occurrences: 133 unique verses (141 tokens) across 27 books
First Occurrence: Gen 13:9 — "if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

The right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south. KJV renderings: left-handed (in idiom), right (hand, side), south.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
right hand (with possessives)	82	62%
right (standalone)	6	5%
the right / his right / thy right	14	11%
right side	5	4%
south	3	2%
left-handed (idiom: bound of right hand)	2	2%
Other phrases	21	16%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Psalms	39	1.6
Isaiah	9	0.7
Judges	7	1.1
Deuteronomy	6	0.6
Genesis	6	0.4
2 Chronicles	6	0.7
Zechariah	5	2.4
Leviticus	5	0.6
Exodus	5	0.4
Ezekiel	5	0.4
2 Samuel	5	0.7
1 Kings	4	0.5
1 Samuel	4	0.5
Job	3	0.3
Proverbs	3	0.3
Numbers	3	0.2
Joshua	3	0.5
2 Kings	3	0.4
Song of Solomon	2	—
Nehemiah	2	0.5
Lamentations	2	1.3
1 Chronicles	1	0.1
Jonah	1	2.1
Habakkuk	1	1.8
Ecclesiastes	1	0.5
Daniel	1	0.3
Jeremiah	1	0.1

Heaviest concentration in Psalms (39 of 133 uses = 29%). Poetry and worship dominate. The Pentateuch accounts for 25 uses. Prophets (Isaiah, Ezekiel, Zechariah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Daniel, Habakkuk, Jonah) together account for 24. Historical books (Judges, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Nehemiah, Joshua) account for 30. Absent from Ruth, Esther, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Haggai, Malachi.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Divine Power and Deliverance¶

The right hand of YHWH as the instrument of his saving power, military victory, and sovereign action. - Exo 15:6 — "Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy" - Psa 98:1 — "his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory" - Psa 118:15–16 — "The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. The right hand of the LORD is exalted" - Isa 48:13 — "my right hand hath spanned the heavens"

2. Divine Protection and Guidance¶

God's right hand holding, upholding, or shielding the faithful. - Psa 16:8 — "he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved" - Psa 63:8 — "thy right hand upholdeth me" - Psa 73:23 — "thou hast holden me by my right hand" - Isa 41:13 — "I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee" - Psa 121:5 — "The LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand" - Psa 139:10 — "thy right hand shall hold me"

3. Position of Honor and Authority¶

The right hand/side as the seat of honor, royal dignity, or favored status. - Psa 110:1 — "Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool" - Psa 45:9 — "upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir" - 1 Ki 2:19 — "a seat set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right hand" - Psa 80:17 — "Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand"

4. Moral Straightness — Neither Right Nor Left¶

The idiom of not turning to the right or left, meaning strict obedience to God's commands. - Deut 5:32 — "ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left" - Deut 17:20 — "that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left" - Josh 1:7 — "turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper" - Prov 4:27 — "Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil"

5. Physical/Bodily Right Hand¶

The literal right hand or right side of a person or object in narrative. - Gen 48:13–14 — Jacob crosses his hands to lay his right hand on Ephraim's head - Judg 3:21 — Ehud "took the dagger from his right thigh" - Judg 5:26 — Jael's "right hand to the workmen's hammer" - Dan 12:7 — the man clothed in linen "held up his right hand... and sware"

6. Sacrificial/Priestly Usage¶

The right shoulder, thumb, or toe in consecration and offering rituals. - Lev 7:32 — "the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest" - Lev 9:21 — "the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering" - Num 18:18 — "as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine"

7. Directional/Geographic — South¶

When facing east (the default Hebrew orientation), the right hand indicates south. - Psa 89:12 — "The north and the south thou hast created them" - 1 Sam 23:19 — "on the south of Jeshimon" (yamiyn rendered directionally) - 1 Sam 23:24 — "in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
שְׂמֹאול (semol)	H8040	49x (37%)	Merism: "right hand or left" — completeness or moral straightness
יָד (yad)	H3027	23x (17%)	"hand" + "right" — the literal right hand
יְהֹוָה (YHWH)	H3068	26x (20%)	"right hand of the LORD" — divine power formula
סוּר (sur)	H5493	13x (10%)	"turn not to the right" — obedience idiom
יָשַׁע (yasha)	H3467	10x (8%)	"save with thy right hand" — deliverance formula
עָמַד (amad)	H5975	11x (8%)	"stand at the right hand" — position of honor or accusation
אֹיֵב (oyeb)	H341	8x (6%)	"thy right hand shall find out thine enemies"

Word Family / Cognates¶

H3231 יָמַן (yaman) — denominative verb: to go to the right, use the right hand (4 occurrences)
H3233 יְמָנִי (yemani) — adjective: right (at the right hand); used 33 times, especially in priestly ritual (right ear, right thumb, right toe — Lev 14)
H1144 בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamiyn) — "son of the right hand" = Benjamin (compound proper noun)

Synonyms¶

H5045 נֶגֶב (negeb) — south (geographic synonym when yamiyn = south)

Antonyms¶

H8040 שְׂמֹאול (semol) — left hand, left side (direct antonym; co-occurs 49 times in merisms)

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
יְמָנִי (yemani)	H3233	"right"	H3233 is the adjective form, used attributively (right ear, right thumb); H3225 is the noun (right hand, right side)
δεξιός (dexios)	G1188	"right hand"	Greek NT equivalent; direct LXX translation of yamiyn
יָשָׁר (yashar)	H3477	"right" (KJV overlap)	H3477 means morally straight/upright, not directional
מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat)	H4941	"right" (KJV overlap)	H4941 means judgment/justice/legal right, not the right hand

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Co-occurrence	PMI Score	Notes
δεξιός (dexios) G1188	124x	34.73	Dominant equivalent (~93% of LXX renderings)
ἀριστερός (aristeros) G710	37x	25.55	Left hand — co-occurrence from merism pairs, not translation
εὐώνυμος (euonymos) G2176	12x	18.30	Left (euphemistic) — likewise from merism context
βραχίων (brachion) G1023	14x	12.63	Arm — contextual co-occurrence

The LXX translation is essentially one-to-one: yamiyn → dexios. This is a strong, stable bridge.