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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 25 times in 25 verses in 'Pro' in the WLC Hebrew.

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He stores up sound wisdom for the upright H3477,

A shield to those who walk in integrity,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:21

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For the upright H3477 will dwell in the land

And the blameless will remain in it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:32

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For the devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;

But His secret council is with the upright H3477.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:9

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“They are all straightforward to him who understands,

And right H3477 to those who find knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:3

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The integrity of the upright H3477 will lead them,

But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:6

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The righteousness of the upright H3477 will deliver them,

But the treacherous will be captured by their own desire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:11

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By the blessing of the upright H3477 a city is raised up,

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

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The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,

But the mouth of the upright H3477 will deliver them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15

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The way of an ignorant fool is right H3477 in his own eyes,

But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9

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Ignorant fools scoff at guilt,

But among the upright H3477 there is favor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:11

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The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

But the tent of the upright H3477 will flourish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:12

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There is a way which seems right H3477 to a man,

But its end is the way of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:8

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,

But the prayer of the upright H3477 is His delight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:19

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The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns,

But the path of the upright H3477 is a highway.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:13

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Righteous lips are the delight of kings,

And he who speaks uprightly H3477 is loved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17

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The highway of the upright H3477 is to turn away from evil;

He who guards his way keeps his [fn]soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25

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There is a way which seems right H3477 to a man,

But its end is the way of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:11

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It is by his deeds that a young man makes himself known

If his conduct is pure and right H3477.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:2

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Every man’s way is right H3477 in his own eyes,

But Yahweh weighs the hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:8

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The way of a guilty man is perverse,

But as for the pure, his work is upright H3477.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:18

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The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,

And the treacherous is in the place of the upright H3477.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:29

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A wicked man [fn]displays a brazen face,

But as for the upright H3477, he establishes his way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:10

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He who leads the upright H3477 astray in an evil way

Will himself fall into his own pit,

But the blameless will inherit good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:10

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Men of bloodshed hate the blameless,

But the upright H3477 seek the well-being of his soul.

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An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,

And he who is upright H3477 in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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