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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 119 times in 119 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Job 8:6–Pro 21:18)

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:6 -

If you are pure and upright H3477,

Surely now He will stir Himself for you

And restore your righteous [fn]estate.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:8 -

“The upright H3477 will be appalled at this,

And the innocent will stir himself up against the godless.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:7 -

“There the upright H3477 would argue with Him;

And I [fn]would be free of my Judge forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:27 -

“He will sing to people and say,

‘I have sinned and perverted what H3477 is H3477 right H3477,

And it is not proper for me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:10 -

My shield is [fn]with God,

Who saves the upright H3477 in heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2 -

“For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,

They have [fn]set their arrow on the string

To shoot in darkness at the upright H3477 in heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:7 -

For the LORD is righteous, He loves [fn]righteousness;

The upright H3477 will see His face.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:8 -

The precepts of the LORD are right H3477, rejoicing the heart;

The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:8 -

The LORD is good and upright H3477;

Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 -

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones;

And shout for joy, all you who are upright H3477 in heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:1 -

Sing for joy in the LORD, you righteous ones;

Praise is becoming to the upright H3477.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:4 -

For the word of the LORD is right H3477,

And all His work is done in faithfulness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:10 -

Prolong Your mercy to those who know You,

And Your righteousness to the upright H3477 of heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 -

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow

To take down the afflicted and the needy,

To kill off those who are upright H3477 in conduct.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:37 -

Observe the [fn]blameless person, and look at the upright H3477;

For the person of peace will have a future.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 -

Like sheep they sink down to [fn]Sheol;

Death will be their shepherd;

And the upright H3477 will rule over them in the morning,

And their form shall be for [fn]Sheol to consume

[fn]So that they have no lofty home.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:10 -

The righteous person will be glad in the LORD and take refuge in Him;

And all the upright H3477 in heart will boast.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:15 -

To [fn]declare that the LORD is just H3477;

He is my rock, and there is no malice in Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:15 -

For [fn]judgment [fn]will again be righteous,

And all the upright H3477 in heart [fn]will follow it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:11 -

Light is sown like seed for the righteous,

And gladness for the upright H3477 in heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:7 -

He also had them walk on a [fn]straight H3477 way,

To go to [fn]an inhabited city.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:42 -

The upright H3477 see it and are glad;

But all injustice shuts its mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:1 -

[fn]Praise [fn]the LORD!

I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart,

In the company of the upright H3477 and in the assembly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8 -

They are upheld forever and ever;

They are performed in [fn]truth and uprightness H3477.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:2 -

His [fn]descendants will be mighty [fn]on the earth;

The generation of the upright H3477 will be blessed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4 -

Light shines in the darkness for the upright H3477;

He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:137 -

Tsadhe

You are righteous, LORD,

And Your judgments are right H3477.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:4 -

Do good, LORD, to those who are good

And to those who are upright H3477 in their hearts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:13 -

Certainly the righteous will give thanks to Your name;

The upright H3477 will dwell in Your presence.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:7 -

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright H3477;

He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:21 -

For the upright H3477 will live in the land,

And the blameless will remain in it;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:32 -

For the devious are an abomination to the LORD;

But [fn]He is intimate with the upright H3477.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:9 -

“They are all straightforward to him who understands,

And right H3477 to those who find knowledge.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:3 -

The integrity of the upright H3477 will guide them,

But the perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:6 -

The righteousness of the upright H3477 will rescue them,

But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:11 -

By the blessing of the upright H3477 a city is exalted,

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

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:6 -

The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood,

But the mouth of the upright H3477 will rescue them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15 -

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

But a person who listens to advice is wise.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9 -

Fools mock at [fn]sin,

But among the upright H3477 there is [fn]goodwill.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:11 -

The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

But the tent of the upright H3477 will flourish.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:12 -

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

But its end is the way of death.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:8 -

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD,

But the prayer of the upright H3477 is His delight.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:19 -

The way of the [fn]lazy one is like a hedge of thorns,

But the path of the upright H3477 is a highway.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:13 -

Righteous lips are the delight of kings,

And one who speaks right H3477 is loved.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 -

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

One who watches his way protects his [fn]life.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25 -

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

But its end is the way of death.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:11 -

It is by his deeds that a boy [fn]distinguishes himself,

If his conduct is pure and right H3477.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:2 -

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

But the LORD examines the hearts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:8 -

The way of a guilty person is crooked,

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

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:18 -

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,

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


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