〈ULU₃〉 šūtu ‘south’
〈תֵּימָן〉 têmān ‘south’
〈נֶגֶב〉 neg̲eb̲ ‘south’
〈דָּרוֹם〉 dārôm ‘south’
יָמִין
yāmîn
Hebrew noun
Last edited: 2024-11-25| Primary meaning | south |
|---|---|
| Literal translation | right |
| Variants | יָמִין yāmîn |
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south cardinal direction
הֵ֤ן קֶ֣דֶם אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְ֝אָח֗וֹר וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃ שְׂמֹ֣אול בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ וְלֹא־אָ֑חַז יַעְטֹ֥ף יָ֝מִ֗ין וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶֽה׃
hēn qed̲em ʾehĕlōk̲ wəʾênennû wəʾāḥôr wəlōʾ-ʾāb̲în lô. śəmōʾwl baʿăśōt̲ô wəlōʾ-ʾāḥaz yaʿṭōp̲ yāmîn wəlōʾ ʾerʾeh.
‘But if I go East—He is not there; West—I still do not perceive Him; North—since He is concealed, I do not behold Him; South—He is hidden, and I cannot see Him.’
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). יָמִין (Lemma #2560). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2560/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). יָמִין (Lemma #2560). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2560/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). יָמִין (Lemma #2560). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2560/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) יָמִין (Lemma #2560), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2560/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2560,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2024},
title = {יָמִין ({Lemma} #2560)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2560/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2560/},
}