A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26;

son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259);

brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A);

father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently

Another name of yis.ra.el (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Israel" H3478)

§ Jeshurun = "upright one"

a symbolic name for Israel describing her ideal character

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 .

יְשֻׁרוּן n.pr.m upright one ideal . (); poetic name of Israel, designating it under itscharacter