Thigh

The human thigh

A symbol of strength

Job 40:17; Daniel 2:32

Weapons strapped to the thigh

Judges 3:16, Judges 3:21

The hand is placed under the thigh when taking an oath

Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:9, Genesis 47:29

The priests' undergarments covered the thigh

Exodus 28:42–43 See also Exodus 20:26; Leviticus 6:10, Leviticus 16:3–4; Ezekiel 44:17–18

Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh. Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.[’’]

The wasting of the thigh

The wasting away of the thigh is part of the judgment on an unfaithful wife: Numbers 5:21–22, Numbers 5:27

The thigh as a place of identification

Revelation 19:16

The right thighs of animals used in sacrificial offerings

Exodus 29:22, Exodus 29:27; Leviticus 7:32–34, Leviticus 8:25–26, Leviticus 9:21, Leviticus 10:14–15; Numbers 6:20, Numbers 18:18