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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3477 matches the Hebrew יָשָׁר (yāšār),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:10 - My shield is with God,
who saves the upright in heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2 - for behold, the wicked bend the bow;
they have fitted their arrow to the string
to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:7 - For the LORD is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold his face.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:8 - the precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the LORD is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:8 - Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:1 - Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:4 - For the word of the LORD is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:10 - Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
and your righteousness to the upright of heart!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 - The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose way is upright;
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:37 - Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 - Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
death shall be their shepherd,
and the upright shall rule over them in the morning.
Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:10 - Let the righteous one rejoice in the LORD
and take refuge in him!
Let all the upright in heart exult!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:15 - to declare that the LORD is upright;
he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:15 - for justice will return to the righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:11 - Light is sown[fn] for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:7 - He led them by a straight way
till they reached a city to dwell in.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:42 - The upright see it and are glad,
and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:1 - [fn] Praise the LORD!
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8 - they are established forever and ever,
to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:2 - His offspring will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4 - Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:137 - Tsadhe
Righteous are you, O LORD,
and right are your rules.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:4 - Do good, O LORD, to those who are good,
and to those who are upright in their hearts!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:13 - Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name;
the upright shall dwell in your presence.
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