יָשַׁר
yâshar · yaw-shar'
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
- to be straight or even
- figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: direct, fit, seem good (meet), [phrase] please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › the head, the highest
The hand that works that works to consume, to destroy of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יָשַׁר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
25 occurrences · 25 OT · 0 NT · 21 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- pleased3 · 10%
- straight3 · 10%
- peradventure it will please1 · 3%
- her for me; for she pleaseth me well1 · 3%
- and she pleased1 · 3%
- well1 · 3%
- took the straight1 · 3%
- it pleased1 · 3%
- fitted1 · 3%
- him; and they pleased1 · 3%
- was right1 · 3%
- and brought it straight1 · 3%
- he directeth1 · 3%
- concerning all things to be right1 · 3%
- him, and he shall direct1 · 3%
- look straight1 · 3%
- who go right1 · 3%
- shall direct1 · 3%
- uprightly1 · 3%
- make straight1 · 3%
- thee, and make1 · 3%
- and i will direct1 · 3%
- good1 · 3%
- meet1 · 3%
- is not upright1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.