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ye.ma.ni identifies the right-hand side or a right-side body part, posture, or location in Scripture.
The adjective most often identifies specified right-side body parts in ritual actions, especially the ear, hand, foot, or finger. It also marks the right side of a house, temple furnishing, or water outlet, and once identifies the side on which a person lies.
Senses in use
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Right-side body parts in ritual actions · dominant
The feminine singular adjective occurs in instructions and actions involving the ear, hand, foot, and finger. In Exodus 29:20 the APB renders blood being placed on Aaron's and his sons' right ear, right hand, and right foot; Leviticus 14:14 similarly describes those three body locations for the person being purified.
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Right side of a structure or fixture · common
The adjective locates entrances, pillars, stands, the sea, or flowing water on a designated side of a house or temple setting. In 1 Kings 7:39 the APB renders five stands and the sea as placed on the right side of the house, while Ezekiel 47:1 describes water coming from under the right shoulder of the house.
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Right side in bodily posture · rare
In Ezekiel 4:6, the masculine singular adjective identifies the side on which the person is told to lie; the APB renders the instruction, "lie down a second time on your right side."
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the adjective through phrases such as "right side," "right ear," "right hand," and "right foot." These phrases confirm the clauses' spatial pattern rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.