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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Placing the hand under the thigh was a form of adjuration mentioned

(Gen. 24:2; 47:29²And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: (Genesis 24:2)
²⁹And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: (Genesis 47:29)), and supposedly prevalent in patriarchal times, but only taken by inferiors, as by servants or sons, and as significant of subjection and the purpose of obedience.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3410 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

yarka’

Phonic:

yar-kaw’

Meaning:

(Aramaic) corresponding to 3411; a thigh

KJV Usage:

thigh