TR: yamiyn → dexios (Right Hand)

The Chain

Hebrew OT             LXX (Greek OT)         Greek NT
───────────           ───────────────         ────────
יָמִין (yamiyn)   →   δεξιός (dexios)     →   δεξιός (dexios)
H3225, 133x           124x as translation     53x in NT
"right hand/side"     of yamiyn               "right hand/side"

OT Usage (Hebrew)

Strong's	Word	Occurrences	Primary Meaning
H3225	יָמִין (yamiyn)	133	right hand, right side, south
H3231	יָמַן (yaman)	4	go to the right (denominative verb)
H3233	יְמָנִי (yemani)	33	right (adjective — right ear, right side)

Key OT passages: - Psa 110:1 — "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool" - Exo 15:6 — "Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power" - Isa 41:13 — "I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not"

Library entry: H3225-yamiyn.md

LXX Bridge

Hebrew	Greek Translation	Co-occ	PMI	Notes
yamiyn (H3225)	δεξιός (G1188)	124x	34.73	Primary — near-total equivalence
yemani (H3233)	δεξιός (G1188)	18x	21.12	Adjective form also → dexios
yaman (H3231)	δεξιός (G1188)	4x	11.67	Verb form also rendered with dexios

Reverse — G1188 dexios ← Hebrew sources:

Hebrew Source	Co-occ	PMI	Notes
H3225 yamiyn	124x	34.73	Dominant source
H8040 semol	47x	27.61	Left hand — merism context, not translation
H3233 yemani	18x	21.12	Right (adjective)
H3231 yaman	4x	11.67	Go to the right

Semantic shift in translation: Essentially none. The Hebrew yamiyn and Greek dexios occupy the same semantic space: the right hand as the stronger/favored hand, position of honor, and instrument of power. The bridge is one-to-one with no significant meaning shift.

NT Usage (Greek)

Strong's	Word	Occurrences	Primary Meaning
G1188	δεξιός (dexios)	53	right side, right hand
G1187	δεξιολάβος (dexiolabos)	1	spearman (lit. "right-hand taker")

Key NT passages: - Matt 22:44 — "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand" (quoting Psa 110:1) - Acts 2:33 — "being by the right hand of God exalted" - Heb 1:3 — "sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" - Rev 1:16 — "he had in his right hand seven stars" - Rev 5:1 — "in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book"

Library entry: G1188-dexios.md

Direct OT→NT Quotations

NT Verse	Quotes OT	Shared Word	Significance
Matt 22:44	Psa 110:1	yamiyn → dexios	"Sit thou at my right hand" — Jesus applies to himself
Mark 12:36	Psa 110:1	yamiyn → dexios	Same quotation in Markan parallel
Luke 20:42	Psa 110:1	yamiyn → dexios	Same quotation in Lukan parallel
Acts 2:25	Psa 16:8	yamiyn → dexios	Peter quotes David: "he is on my right hand"
Acts 2:34	Psa 110:1	yamiyn → dexios	Peter explicitly applies Psa 110:1 to Christ's ascension
Heb 1:13	Psa 110:1	yamiyn → dexios	"Sit on my right hand" — superiority over angels

Psalm 110:1 is the most-quoted OT verse in the NT. The yamiyn → dexios bridge carries this single verse into at least six direct NT quotations and numerous allusions. The "right hand of God" becomes the NT's primary spatial metaphor for Christ's exalted position.

Continuity and Shifts

What stays the same across testaments: - The right hand as the position of honor and authority - The right hand of God as the instrument of saving power - The right-hand seat as the place of highest favor - Physical/literal right hand in narrative contexts

What shifts: - The OT uses yamiyn for geographic direction (south) — this sense does not carry into Greek dexios in the NT - The OT sacrificial/priestly usage (right shoulder, right thumb) does not appear in the NT - The NT concentrates heavily on the Christological sense: "seated at the right hand of God" dominates NT dexios usage (~20 of 53 occurrences), transforming an OT royal-enthronement image into the primary description of Christ's post-ascension status

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