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# thigh

«thigh» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the top part of your leg, between your hip and your knee** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a thigh, thighs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Your thigh is the top part of your leg, between your hip and your knee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#m1)

2) A thigh is also this part of a chicken or other animal, used as food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Jacob was hurt in the thigh while wrestling, and the right thigh of peace-offerings was given to the priest. Elsewhere a sword is girded on the thigh, and a thigh of meat was set before Saul as an honored portion. Interpretation: Because of Jacob's hurt thigh, Jews traditionally do not eat the sciatic nerve (gid hanasheh) of an animal. In the primary lessons: In science lessons the thigh bone (femur) is the longest and strongest bone in the body; in PE thigh muscles help you run and jump. Phrases: «thigh bone», «chicken thighs», «thigh-high».

### examples

- And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh. (Torah GEN.32.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x1)
- And the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded. (Torah LEV.9.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x2)
- And the right thigh shall ye give unto the priest for a heave-offering out of your sacrifices of peace-offerings. (Torah LEV.7.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x3)
- Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty. (Writings PSA.45.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x4)
- He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. (Writings JOB.40.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x5)
- And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. (Prophets 1SA.9.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x6)
- The thigh bone is the longest bone in your body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x7)
- I pulled a muscle in my thigh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x8)
- We had chicken thighs for dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x9)
- The water came up to my thighs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x10)
- She wore thigh-high boots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x11)
- Stretch your thighs before running. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x12)
- The football hit him on the thigh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x13)
- As they approached, the bear stood erect with a hand on his thigh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/#x14)

### note

Countable. Pronounced THIGH (th as in «thin», rhymes with «high»); the gh is silent. The femur is the thigh bone.

### In the corpora

- [And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.629/)
- [(32-32) And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1031/)
- [And the right thigh shall ye give unto the priest for a heave-offering out of your sacrifices of peace-offerings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.167/)
- [And the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.231/)
- [And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.690/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «thigh» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thigh/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.