flank
ye.re.khah marks side or rear areas of structures and the farthest reaches of lands and regions.
The attested uses most often place people, armies, or events at the farthest extent of a land, region, mountain area, or pit. It also identifies side, rear, or corner areas in tabernacle and building descriptions.
Senses in use
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Farthest reaches of a region or land · dominant
Construct dual forms occur in clauses locating movement or origin: in Ezekiel 38:15 the APB renders an approach from the “remote parts of the north,” while Jeremiah 50:41 describes kings stirring from the “farthest parts of the earth.” In Isaiah 14:15 the same form is associated with the pit, and in Judges 19:18 it occurs in the Levite's statement about his home area in Ephraim's hill country.
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Side, rear, or corner area of a structure · common
In Exodus 26:22 the construct dual form occurs in instructions for six boards on the tabernacle's westward side; Exodus 26:23 uses an absolute dual form for its corners. The same structural setting recurs in Exodus 36:27, while 1 Kings 6:16 places the form in the description of the rear of the house and Ezekiel 46:19 describes a place at a chamber's flank on the western side.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses spatial expressions such as “flanks,” “far reaches,” “remote parts,” and “farthest parts.” Because it is a whole-verse translation, those expressions show the clauses' spatial presentation without establishing a separate English equivalent in every occurrence.