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Lexicon :: Strong's H3477 - yāšār

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יָשָׁר
Transliteration
yāšār
Pronunciation
yaw-shawr'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 930a

Strong’s Definitions

יָשָׁר yâshâr, yaw-shawr'; from H3474; straight (literally or figuratively):—convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 119x

The KJV translates Strong's H3477 in the following manner: right (53x), upright (42x), righteous (9x), straight (3x), convenient (2x), Jasher (2x), equity (1x), just (1x), meet (1x), meetest (1x), upright ones (1x), uprightly (1x), uprightness (1x), well (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 119x
The KJV translates Strong's H3477 in the following manner: right (53x), upright (42x), righteous (9x), straight (3x), convenient (2x), Jasher (2x), equity (1x), just (1x), meet (1x), meetest (1x), upright ones (1x), uprightly (1x), uprightness (1x), well (1x).

  1. straight, upright, correct, right

    1. straight, level

    2. right, pleasing, correct

    3. straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper

    4. uprightness, righteous, upright

    5. that which is upright (subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָשָׁר yâshâr, yaw-shawr'; from H3474; straight (literally or figuratively):—convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
STRONGS H3477: Abbreviations
† יָשָׁר adjective straight, right; — י׳ 1 Samuel 29:6 + 70 times; construct יְשַׁר Proverbs 29:27; feminine יְשָׁרָה Ezekiel 1:7 + 4 times; plural יְשָׁרִים Numbers 23:10 + 31 times; construct יִשְׁרֵי Psalm 7:11 + 8 times; feminine יְשָׁרוֺת Ezekiel 1:23 (strike out Co); —
1. straight, level, of a way Isaiah 26:7; Jeremiah 31:9; Psalm 107:7; Ezra 8:21; foot Ezekiel 1:7; wings Ezekiel 1:23 (? see above)
2. right, pleasing:
a. to God, הַיָּשָׁר בעיני that which is right, pleasing in the eyes of, agreeable to (either construct before י׳, or with suffixes referring to him), especially in Deuteronomic writers, Exodus 15:26 (R), Deuteronomy 12:25; Deuteronomy 13:19; Deuteronomy 21:9; 1 Kings 11:33, 38; 1 Kings 14:8; 1 Kings 15:5, 11; 1 Kings 22:43 2 Chronicles 20:32, 2 Kings 10:30; 2 Kings 12:3; 2 Kings 14:3; 2 Kings 15:3, 34; 2 Kings 16:2; 2 Kings 18:3; 2 Kings 22:3 2 Chronicles 24:2; 25:2; 26:4; 27:2; 28:1; 29:2; 34:2; Jeremiah 34:15; הישׁר והטוב בעיני י׳ Deuteronomy 6:18; הטוב והישׁר בעיני י׳ Deuteronomy 12:28; 2 Chronicles 14:1; הטוב והישׁר והאמת לפני י׳ 2 Chronicles 31:20.
b. to man, (ה)ישׁר בעיני Deuteronomy 12:8; Judges 17:6; Judges 21:25; 2 Samuel 19:7; Jeremiah 40:5; Proverbs 12:15; Proverbs 21:2; (ה)טוב ו(ה)ישׁר בעיני Joshua 9:25 (D), Jeremiah 26:14; Jeremiah 40:4; יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵיאִֿישׁ Proverbs 14:12 there is a way which is pleasing before a man = Proverbs 16:25.
3. straightforward, just upright:
a. of God, צַדִּיק וְיָשָׁר הוא Deuteronomy 32:4 (song); טוב וישׁר י׳ Psalm 25:8; ישׁר י׳ Psalm 92:16; his ways Hosea 14:10; his משׁפטים Nehemiah 9:13; Psalm 119:137; פִּקּוּדִים Psalm 19:9; דָּבָר Psalm 33:4; the words of divine wisdom Proverbs 8:9.
b. of man, God made him upright Ecclesiastes 7:29; but יָשָׁר בָּאָדָם אָ֑יִן Micah 7:2 an upright man among men there is none and yet Job is תָּם וְיָשָׁר Job 1:1 (see Da), Job 1:8; Job 2:3, compare Psalm 37:37; זַךְ וישׁר Job 8:6; so earlier of David as an uprightman 1 Samuel 29:6; of man's doings || זַךְ Proverbs 20:11, compare Proverbs 21:8; of his way of life || טובה 1 Samuel 12:23; יְשַׁרדֶּֿרֶךְ Proverbs 29:27; יִשְׁרֵיּדֶֿרֶךְ Psalm 37:14; of his heart, mind, and will, יִשְׁרֵי לֵבָב upright of heart 2 Chronicles 29:34; יִשְׁרֵילֵֿב Psalm 7:11; Psalm 11:2; Psalm 32:11; Psalm 36:11; Psalm 64:11; Psalm 94:15; Psalm 97:11; יְשָׁרִים בְּלִבּוֺתָם Psalm 125:4.
c. as a noun,
(1) with reference to things, יָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי the right I have perverted Job 33:27; הַיְשָׁרָה יְעַקֵּ֑שׁוּ Micah 3:9 pervert the right (literally twist that which is straight); דֹּבֵר יְשָׁרִים speaketh right things Proverbs 16:13, compare 2 Kings 10:15.
(2) more commonly of men, in singular (ה)יָשָׁר Micah 2:7; Micah 7:4; 2 Kings 10:3; Proverbs 21:29; Job 23:7; collective, Psalm 11:7; also in סֵפֶר הַיָּשָׁר book of the upright Joshua 10:13; 2 Samuel 1:18 (compare 1 Kings 8:53 Greek Version of the LXX; DrIntr. 182), a collection of ancient national poetry; in plural יְשָׁרִים the upright, of pious Israel Numbers 23:10 (song E); elsewhere of the upright among the people of God as distinguished from the wicked, in Wisdom Literature. Job 4:7; Job 17:8; Proverbs 2:7, 21; Proverbs 3:32; Proverbs 11:3, 6, 11; Proverbs 12:6; Proverbs 14:9, 11; Proverbs 15:8, 19; Proverbs 16:17; Proverbs 21:18; Proverbs 28:10; Proverbs 29:10, in late Psalm 33:1; Psalm 49:15; Psalm 107:42; Psalm 111:1; Psalm 112:2; Psalm 112:4; Psalm 140:14 and Daniel 11:17.
4. abstract, uprightness, בֶּאֱמֶת וְיָשָׁר Psalm 111:8 (Thes), but read rather ישֶׁר with Hi Ri Bae, after Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Targum Jerome.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:26

Numbers

23:10; 23:10

Deuteronomy

6:18; 12:8; 12:25; 12:28; 21:9; 32:4

Joshua

9:25; 10:13

Judges

17:6; 21:25

1 Samuel

12:23; 29:6; 29:6

2 Samuel

1:18; 19:7

1 Kings

8:53; 11:33; 11:38; 14:8; 15:5; 15:11; 22:43

2 Kings

10:3; 10:15; 10:30; 12:3; 14:3; 15:3; 15:34; 16:2; 18:3; 22:3

2 Chronicles

14:1; 20:32; 24:2; 25:2; 26:4; 27:2; 28:1; 29:2; 29:34; 31:20; 34:2

Ezra

8:21

Nehemiah

9:13

Job

1:1; 1:8; 2:3; 4:7; 8:6; 17:8; 23:7; 33:27

Psalms

7:11; 7:11; 11:2; 11:7; 19:9; 25:8; 32:11; 33:1; 33:4; 36:11; 37:14; 37:37; 49:15; 94:15; 97:11; 107:7; 107:42; 111:1; 111:8; 112:2; 112:4; 119:137; 125:4

Proverbs

2:7; 2:21; 3:32; 8:9; 11:3; 11:6; 11:11; 12:6; 12:15; 14:9; 14:11; 14:12; 15:8; 15:19; 16:13; 16:17; 16:25; 20:11; 21:2; 21:8; 21:18; 21:29; 28:10; 29:10; 29:27; 29:27

Ecclesiastes

7:29

Isaiah

26:7

Jeremiah

26:14; 31:9; 34:15; 40:4; 40:5

Ezekiel

1:7; 1:7; 1:23; 1:23

Daniel

11:17

Micah

2:7; 3:9; 7:2; 7:4

H3477

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Strong's Number H3477 matches the Hebrew יָשָׁר (yāšār),
which occurs 119 times in 119 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Job 8:6–Pro 21:18)

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if you are pure and upright,

then he will move even now on your behalf

and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.

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The upright are appalled at this,

and the innocent are roused against the godless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:7

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Then an upright man could reason with him,

and I would escape from my Judge[fn] forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:27

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He will look at men and say,

“I have sinned and perverted what was right;

yet I did not get what I deserved.[fn]

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My shield is with God,

who saves the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2

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“For look, the wicked string bows;

they put their arrows on bowstrings

to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:7

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For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds.

The upright will see his face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:8

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The precepts of the LORD are right,

making the heart glad;

the command of the LORD is radiant,

making the eyes light up.

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The LORD is good and upright;

therefore he shows sinners the way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11

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Be glad in the LORD and rejoice,

you righteous ones;

shout for joy,

all you upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:1

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Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones;

praise from the upright is beautiful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:4

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For the word of the LORD is right,

and all his work is trustworthy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:10

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Spread your faithful love over those who know you,

and your righteousness over the upright in heart.

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The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the[fn] bow

to bring down the poor and needy

and to slaughter those whose way is upright.

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Watch the blameless and observe the upright,

for the person of peace will have a future.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14

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Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;

Death will shepherd them.

The upright will rule over them in the morning,

and their form will waste away in Sheol,[fn]

far from their lofty abode.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:10

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The righteous one rejoices in the LORD

and takes refuge in him;

all those who are upright in heart

will offer praise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:15

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to declare, “The LORD is just;

he is my rock,

and there is no unrighteousness in him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:15

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for the administration of justice will again be righteous,

and all the upright in heart will follow[fn] it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:11

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Light dawns[fn][fn] for the righteous,

gladness for the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:7

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He led them by the right path

to go to a city where they could live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:42

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The upright see it and rejoice,

and all injustice shuts its mouth.

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Hallelujah![fn]

I will praise the LORD with all my heart

in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8

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They are established forever and ever,

enacted in truth and in uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:2

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His descendants will be powerful in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4

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Light shines in the darkness for the upright.

He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:137

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You are righteous, LORD,

and your judgments are just.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:4

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Do what is good, LORD, to the good,

to those whose hearts are upright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:13

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Surely the righteous will praise your name;

the upright will live in your presence.

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He stores up success[fn] for the upright;

He is a shield for those who live with integrity

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:21

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For the upright will inhabit the land,

and those of integrity will remain in it;

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for the devious are detestable to the LORD,

but he is a friend[fn] to the upright.

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“All of them are clear to the perceptive,

and right to those who discover knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:3

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The integrity of the upright guides them,

but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:6

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The righteousness of the upright rescues them,

but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:11

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A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,

but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

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The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,

but the speech of the upright rescues them.

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A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,

but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

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Fools mock at making reparation,[fn]

but there is goodwill among the upright.

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The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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There is a way that seems right to a person,

but its end is the way to death.

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The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD,

but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,

but the path of the upright is a highway.

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Righteous lips are a king’s delight,

and he loves one who speaks honestly.

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The highway of the upright avoids evil;

the one who guards his way protects his life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25

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There is a way that seems right to a person,

but its end is the way to death.

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Even a young man is known by his actions —

by whether his behavior is pure and upright.

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All a person’s ways seem right to him,

but the LORD weighs hearts.

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A guilty one’s conduct is crooked,

but the behavior of the innocent is upright.

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The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,

and the treacherous, for[fn] the upright.


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