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X body, loins, shaft, side, thigh

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.

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The part of man that is used to prefigure the seat of strength. Descendants are represented as coming out of the loins of a man (Gen. 35:11¹¹And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; (Genesis 35:11); Heb. 7:10¹⁰For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him. (Hebrews 7:10)). The loins were girded up for action and activity. God said to Job, “Gird up now thy loins like a man” (Job 38:3³Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. (Job 38:3)). In the Christian’s conflict with wicked spirits in the heavenlies he is exhorted to have his loins girt about with truth (Eph. 6:14¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; (Ephesians 6:14)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3409 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

yarek

Phonic:

yaw-rake’

Meaning:

from an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphem. the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side

KJV Usage:

X body, loins, shaft, side, thigh