ימן

יָמַןPi. יִמֵּן (denom. of יָמִין; cmp. אָמַן) to endow with skill, strength, distinction. Part. pass. מְיוּמָּן, f. מְיוּמֶּנֶת. Hull. 91a הירך המ׳ שבירך it says ‘the hip (Gen. 32:33) that means the strongest of the hips (the right); ib. 134b הכא נמי הזרוע המ׳וכ׳ here, too, we read ‘the arm (Deut. 18:3), that means the right arm; Hor.12a ה״נ המשיח המ׳וכ׳ here, too, we read ‘the anointed (Lev. 4:3), the distinguished among the anointed (the Highpriest). Sifra Vayikra, Ḥoba, ch. III, Par. 3 מה … הימנית המ׳ שבימיןוכ׳ as the finger mentioned there (Lev. 14:16) is ‘the right which means the most skilled (the index) finger of the right hand ; Zeb.40a sq. לא נצרכא אלא להכשיר אָמוּן שבאצבע Ms. M. (ed. אמין, omitting אלא; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the את (Lev. 4:6 את אצבעו) would not have been required, were it not to indicate, as the fittest for the ceremony, the most skilled of the fingers.Rashi: אמין blister. Hif. (to go to the right, b. h.;) to do the right thing, opp. השמאיל. Sabb.63a (ref. to Prov. 3:16) למַיְימִינִין בהוכ׳ to those who make the right use of it ; Yalk. Prov. 934.Cant. R. to I, 9 אלו מֵימִינִיםוכ׳ the ones stand on the right side (pleading in favor of the accused) Sabb.88b, v. next w.