3477. yashar

Strong's Concordance

yashar: straight, right

Original Word: יָשָׁר
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: yashar
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-shawr')
Definition: straight, right

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from yashar
Definition
straight, right
NASB Translation
conscientious* (1), fittest (1), Jashar (2), just (1), proposal of peace (1), right (35), safe (1), straight (5), upright (51), Upright One (1), uprightly (1), uprightness (1), what (2), what is right (7), what was right (6), which was right (1), who are upright (1), who is upright (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יָשָׁר adjective straight, right; — ׳י 1 Samuel 29:6 70t.; construct יְשַׁר Proverbs 29:27; feminine יְשָׁרָה Ezekiel 1:7 4t.; plural יְשָׁרִים Numbers 23:10 31t.; construct יִשְׁרֵי Psalm 7:11 8t.; 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 2Chron 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 2Chronicles 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; 2Chron 14:1; ׳הטוב והישׁר והאמת לפני י2Chronicles 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; מִּקּוּדִים 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 heart2Chronicles 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 ᵐ5; Dr^{Intr. 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 ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Jerome.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

convenient, equity, just, well-pleased, righteous, straight, most uprightly,

From yashar; straight (literally or figuratively) -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).

see HEBREW yashar

Forms and Transliterations

הַיְשָׁרָ֖ה הַיָּשָֽׁר׃ הַיָּשָׁ֑ר הַיָּשָׁ֔ר הַיָּשָׁ֖ר הַיָּשָׁ֗ר הַיָּשָׁ֛ר הַיָּשָׁ֜ר הַיָּשָׁ֤ר הַיָּשָׁ֥ר הַיָּשָׁ֧ר הַיָּשָׁר֙ הישר הישר׃ הישרה וְ֝יָשָׁ֗ר וְ֝לִֽישָׁרִ֗ים וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃ וְהַיָּשָׁ֔ר וְהַיָּשָׁ֤ר וְהַיָּשָׁר֙ וְיָשָֽׁר׃ וְיָשָׁ֖ר וְיָשָׁ֗ר וְיָשָׁ֛ר וְיָשָׁ֥ר וְכַיָּשָׁ֖ר וְכַיָּשָׁ֧ר וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים וִישָׁרִ֥ים וּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־ והישר והישרה׃ וישר וישר׃ וישרים וכישר ולישרי־ ולישרים יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים יְ֭שָׁרִים יְשַׁר־ יְשָׁר֔וֹת יְשָׁרִ֔ים יְשָׁרִ֞ים יְשָׁרִ֣ים יְשָׁרִ֥ים יְשָׁרִ֨ים ׀ יְשָׁרִים֙ יְשָׁרָ֑ה יְשָׁרָ֔ה יִישַׁר֙ יִשְׁרֵ֣י יִשְׁרֵי־ יָ֝שָׁ֗ר יָ֭שָׁר יָשָׁ֑ר יָשָׁ֔ר יָשָׁ֕ר יָשָׁ֖ר יָשָׁ֗ר יָשָׁ֣ר יָשָׁ֥ר יישר ישר ישר־ ישרה ישרות ישרי ישרי־ ישרים לְיִשְׁרֵי־ לַ֝יְשָׁרִ֗ים לַ֭יְשָׁרִים לַיְשָׁרִ֑ים לישרי־ לישרים haiyaShar hay·šā·rāh hay·yā·šār hayšārāh hayshaRah hayyāšār lay·šā·rîm layšārîm layshaRim lə·yiš·rê- leyishrei ləyišrê- ū·lə·yiš·rê- uleyishrei ūləyišrê- vechaiyaShar vehaiyaShar vehayshaRah velishaRim veyaShar vishaRim wə·hay·šā·rāh wə·hay·yā·šār wə·ḵay·yā·šār wə·lî·šā·rîm wə·yā·šār wəhayšārāh wəhayyāšār wəḵayyāšār wəlîšārîm wəyāšār wî·šā·rîm wîšārîm yā·šār yāšār yaShar Yashor yə·šā·rāh yə·šā·rîm yə·šā·rō·wṯ yə·šar- yəšar- yəšārāh yəšārîm yəšārōwṯ yeshar yeshaRah yeshaRim yeshaRot yî·šar yiš·rê yiš·rê- yîšar yiShar yishRei yišrê yišrê-

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 15:26
HEB: יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ וְהַיָּשָׁ֤ר בְּעֵינָיו֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה
NAS: and do what is right in His sight,
KJV: and wilt do that which is right in his sight,
INT: of the LORD your God is right his sight and do

Numbers 23:10
HEB: נַפְשִׁי֙ מ֣וֹת יְשָׁרִ֔ים וּתְהִ֥י אַחֲרִיתִ֖י
NAS: the death of the upright, And let my end
KJV: the death of the righteous, and let my last
INT: any the death of the upright become my end

Numbers 23:27
HEB: אַחֵ֑ר אוּלַ֤י יִישַׁר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
INT: to another perhaps convenient affliction God

Deuteronomy 6:18
HEB: וְעָשִׂ֛יתָ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר וְהַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֵ֣י
NAS: You shall do what is right and good
KJV: And thou shalt do [that which is] right and good
INT: shall do is right and good the sight

Deuteronomy 12:8
HEB: אִ֖ישׁ כָּל־ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָֽיו׃
NAS: [doing] whatever is right in his own eyes;
KJV: every man whatsoever [is] right in his own eyes.
INT: every whatever is right eyes

Deuteronomy 12:25
HEB: כִּֽי־ תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: you, for you will be doing what is right in the sight
KJV: thee, when thou shalt do [that which is] right in the sight
INT: for will be doing what the sight of the LORD

Deuteronomy 12:28
HEB: תַעֲשֶׂה֙ הַטּ֣וֹב וְהַיָּשָׁ֔ר בְּעֵינֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה
NAS: what is good and right in the sight
KJV: [that which is] good and right in the sight
INT: will be doing what and right the sight of the LORD

Deuteronomy 13:18
HEB: הַיּ֑וֹם לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ הַיָּשָׁ֔ר בְּעֵינֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה
NAS: and doing what is right in the sight
KJV: to do [that which is] right in the eyes
INT: today and doing what the sight of the LORD

Deuteronomy 21:9
HEB: כִּֽי־ תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: you do what is right in the eyes
KJV: you, when thou shalt do [that which is] right in the sight
INT: when do what the eyes of the LORD

Deuteronomy 32:4
HEB: עָ֔וֶל צַדִּ֥יק וְיָשָׁ֖ר הֽוּא׃
NAS: Righteous and upright is He.
KJV: just and right [is] he.
INT: injustice Righteous and upright They

Joshua 9:25
HEB: בְיָדֶ֑ךָ כַּטּ֨וֹב וְכַיָּשָׁ֧ר בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
NAS: as it seems good and right in your sight
KJV: good and right unto thee to do
INT: your hands good and right your sight do

Joshua 10:13
HEB: עַל־ סֵ֣פֶר הַיָּשָׁ֑ר וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙
NAS: in the book of Jashar? And the sun
KJV: in the book of Jasher? So the sun
INT: in the book convenient stopped the sun

Judges 17:6
HEB: בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֛ישׁ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָ֖יו יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
NAS: did what was right in his own eyes.
KJV: did [that which was] right in his own eyes.
INT: Israel every what eyes did

Judges 21:25
HEB: בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֛ישׁ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָ֖יו יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
NAS: did what was right in his own eyes.
KJV: did [that which was] right in his own eyes.
INT: Israel everyone what eyes did

1 Samuel 12:23
HEB: בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃
NAS: you in the good and right way.
KJV: you the good and the right way:
INT: way the good and right

1 Samuel 29:6
HEB: יְהוָ֞ה כִּי־ יָשָׁ֣ר אַתָּ֗ה וְט֣וֹב
NAS: lives, you [have been] upright, and your going
KJV: liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out
INT: to him the LORD for upright you are pleasing

2 Samuel 1:18
HEB: עַל־ סֵ֥פֶר הַיָּשָֽׁר׃
NAS: it is written in the book of Jashar.
KJV: in the book of Jasher.)
INT: in the book of Jashar

2 Samuel 19:6
HEB: כִּי־ אָ֖ז יָשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃
INT: for then convenient affliction

1 Kings 11:33
HEB: בִדְרָכַ֗י לַעֲשׂ֨וֹת הַיָּשָׁ֧ר בְּעֵינַ֛י וְחֻקֹּתַ֥י
NAS: doing what is right in My sight
KJV: to do [that which is] right in mine eyes,
INT: my ways doing what my sight and my statutes

1 Kings 11:38
HEB: בִדְרָכַ֗י וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ הַיָּשָׁ֤ר בְּעֵינַי֙ לִשְׁמ֤וֹר
NAS: and do what is right in My sight
KJV: and do [that is] right in my sight,
INT: my ways and do what my sight observing

1 Kings 14:8
HEB: לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת רַ֖ק הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָֽי׃
NAS: only that which was right in My sight;
KJV: to do [that] only [which was] right in mine eyes;
INT: to do that which my sight

1 Kings 15:5
HEB: דָוִ֛ד אֶת־ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: did what was right in the sight
KJV: did [that which was] right in the eyes
INT: did David what the sight of the LORD

1 Kings 15:11
HEB: וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אָסָ֛א הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: did what was right in the sight
KJV: did [that which was] right in the eyes
INT: did Asa what the sight of the LORD

1 Kings 22:43
HEB: מִמֶּ֑נּוּ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: from it, doing right in the sight
KJV: from it, doing [that which was] right in the eyes
INT: at doing right the sight of the LORD

2 Kings 10:3
HEB: וּרְאִיתֶ֞ם הַטּ֤וֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם
NAS: the best and fittest of your master's
KJV: the best and meetest of your master's
INT: select the best and fittest sons of your master's

120 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3477
120 Occurrences

hay·yā·šār — 35 Occ.
hay·šā·rāh — 1 Occ.
lay·šā·rîm — 3 Occ.
lə·yiš·rê- — 2 Occ.
ū·lə·yiš·rê- — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵay·yā·šār — 2 Occ.
wə·hay·yā·šār — 5 Occ.
wə·hay·šā·rāh — 1 Occ.
wə·lî·šā·rîm — 1 Occ.
wə·yā·šār — 11 Occ.
wî·šā·rîm — 3 Occ.
yā·šār — 15 Occ.
yā·šār — 3 Occ.
yə·šar- — 1 Occ.
yə·šā·rāh — 3 Occ.
yə·šā·rîm — 25 Occ.
yə·šā·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
yî·šar — 1 Occ.
yiš·rê — 6 Occ.