Bible Dictionary
SIDES
In older English Bible usage, “sides” can refer to the flank, thigh, or inner parts. In Jonah 1:5, later translations render the expression as the innermost parts of the ship.
Definition
In older English Bible usage, “sides” can refer to a flank, thigh, or extremity. In one passage, the expression is understood by later translations as the innermost parts.
Biblical Usage
In Jonah’s account, “sides” describes the innermost part of the ship where Jonah went down and slept. The related term can also mean flank or thigh.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sidz (yarekhah, "thigh," "flank"): the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "innermost parts" for the King James Version "sides" in Jon 1:5; compare 1Sa 24:3.</p>