Lexicon / H3477
יָשָׁר
ya.shar
  • upright
  • Jashar
  • straight
  • right

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: upright; Jashar

1) straight, upright, correct, right

1a) straight, level

1b) right, pleasing, correct

1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper

1d) uprightness, righteous, upright

1e) that which is upright (subst)

Also means: ya.shar (יָשָׁר "upright" H3477I)

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.10.13

1) straight, upright, correct, right

1a) straight, level

1b) right, pleasing, correct

1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper

1d) uprightness, righteous, upright

1e) that which is upright (subst)

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: straight; right

Root √ישׁר: יָשַׁר vb be smooth straight right Qal go straight be pleasing agreeable right fig. straightforward upright in ethical sense. Pi make smooth straight , lead straight along direct , esteem right approve . Pu gold made level laid smoothly out upon the graven work . Hiph let thine eyelids look straight before thee .

יָשָׁר adj straight right straight level , right pleasing , straightforward just upright . uprightness abstr.