Original: יָשַׁר

Transliteration: yâshar

Phonetic: yaw-shar'

Short Definition: Direct

Original: ישׁר

Transliteration: yâshar

Phonetic: yaw-shar'

BDB Definition:

1. to be right, be straight, be level, be upright, be just, be lawful, be smooth
   1. (Qal)
      1. to go straight
      2. to be pleasing, be agreeable, be right (figuratively)
      3. to be straightforward, be upright
   2. (Piel)
      1. to make right, make smooth, make straight
      2. to lead, direct, lead straight along
      3. to esteem right, approve
   3. (Pual) to be made level, be laid smoothly out
   4. (Hiphil) to make straight, look straight

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 930

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H3475, H3476, H3477, H3483, H3484, H4334, H4339, H8289, H8290