Original Word: יְמִינִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: ymiyniy
Pronunciation: yeh-mee-NEE
Phonetic Spelling: (yem-ee-nee')
KJV: (on the) right (hand)
Word Origin: [for H3225 (יָמִין - right hand)]

1. right

on the right hand

For yamiyn; right -- (on the) right (hand).

see HEBREW yamiyn

Word Origin
another reading for yemani, q.v.

I. יְמִינִי adjective Kt right hand, on the right: שֵׁם הימיגי יָכִין2Chronicles 3:17 the name of the one on the right was Yakin; צִדְּךָ הימיני Ezekiel 4:6 thy right side (Qr in both הַיְמָנִי, see below)

Designation in Scripture

יְמִינִי (Yemini) appears five times, serving in two closely related ways: as an ethnic-tribal identifier for members of Benjamin (1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 9:4; 1 Samuel 22:7) and as an adjective for “right-hand / right-side” in temple construction (2 Chronicles 3:17) and prophetic symbolism (Ezekiel 4:6).

The Benjamite Genealogy of Saul

1 Samuel 9:1 introduces Kish “a man of standing, a Benjamite”. The wording underlines the covenant place of the tribe that would supply Israel’s first king. Verse 4 repeats the designation as Saul ranges through “the land of the Benjamites,” anchoring his search—and his future monarchy—firmly in ancestral territory. Scripture’s precision here validates the historicity of tribal lines laid down in Genesis 35:18, where Benjamin is named “son of my right hand,” a literal echo of Yemenite usage.

Political Appeal to Tribal Loyalty

In 1 Samuel 22:7 Saul cries, “Hear now, Benjamites!”, invoking common blood to secure allegiance against David. The text shows how tribal identity could be weaponized for self-preservation once a leader abandoned God’s directives. The Holy Spirit thereby warns that natural ties must never outrank obedience to the divine King (compare Matthew 10:37).

Temple Orientation and Covenant Assurance

2 Chronicles 3:17 records Solomon setting two bronze pillars at the temple entrance, naming the right-hand pillar Jachin (“He establishes”) and the left Boaz (“In Him is strength”). With יְמִינִי marking the south-east, the Chronicler signals permanence and stability for worshipers approaching the sanctuary. The right-hand placement subtly anticipates the Messiah, who “sat down at the right hand of God” (Hebrews 10:12), combining spatial direction with redemptive purpose.

Prophetic Sign-Act of Ezekiel

In Ezekiel 4:6 the prophet is commanded to “lie down again, but on your right side,” bearing Judah’s guilt forty days. The יְמִינִי posture contrasts his earlier left-side symbolism for Israel, teaching that Judah’s privileged status (right side) did not exempt her from judgment. Yet even in judgment the right hand hints at future restoration (Ezekiel 37:15-28).

Theological Motifs

• Right hand denotes power, favor, and deliverance (Exodus 15:6; Psalm 110:1). Yemini therefore links tribe, space, and salvation history.
• Benjamin’s “right-hand” identity foreshadows the royal lineage culminating in Christ, the true King from Judah yet ministering reconciliation to Benjamin and every tribe (Acts 13:21-23; Philippians 3:5-9).
• Temple and prophetic uses affirm that God’s standards of holiness and justice never shift; His “right hand” both establishes and disciplines.

Ministry Application

1. Heritage and Calling: Like Saul, believers possess God-given backgrounds; yet only surrender to divine authority turns heritage into blessing rather than stumbling block.
2. Loyalty Ordered by Truth: Tribal or cultural bonds must serve, not supersede, covenant faithfulness.
3. Right-Hand Confidence: Worship and service should be undertaken in conscious reliance on the Lord’s strong right hand, the place of assured victory in Christ (Romans 8:34).

הַיְמָנִי֙ הימני יְמִינִ֑י יְמִינִ֖י ימיני hay·mā·nî haymaNi haymānî yə·mî·nî yemiNi yəmînîInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts