יָשָׁר

ya.sharuprightHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective119 occurrences22 books119 verses
This word comes from the name of Jashar.

Definition

from H3474; straight (literally or figuratively)
Traditional renderings: convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָשָׁר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

119 total
  1. Job 8:6וְיָשָׁ֗ר · and upright
    …if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
  2. Job 17:8יְשָׁרִ֣ים · The upright
    The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.
  3. Job 23:7יָ֭שָׁר · an upright man
    Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
  4. Job 33:27וְיָשָׁ֥ר · what was right
    Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
  5. Psalm 7:10יִשְׁרֵי־ · the upright
    My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
  6. Psalm 11:2לְיִשְׁרֵי־ · at the upright
    For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
  7. Psalm 11:7יָ֝שָׁ֗ר · The upright
    For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
  8. Psalm 19:8יְ֭שָׁרִים · are right
    The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
  9. Psalm 25:8וְיָשָׁ֥ר · and upright
    Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
  10. Psalm 32:11יִשְׁרֵי־ · you upright
    Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
  11. Psalm 33:1לַ֝יְשָׁרִ֗ים · for the upright
    Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
  12. Psalm 33:4יָשָׁ֥ר · is upright
    For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
  13. Psalm 36:10לְיִשְׁרֵי־ · to the upright
    Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
  14. Psalm 37:14יִשְׁרֵי־ · [are] upright
    The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
  15. Psalm 37:37יָשָׁ֑ר · the upright
    Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
  16. Psalm 49:14יְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ · The upright
    Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
  17. Psalm 64:10יִשְׁרֵי־ · the upright
    Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
  18. Psalm 92:15יָשָׁ֣ר · [is] upright
    …to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
  19. Psalm 94:15יִשְׁרֵי־ · the upright
    Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
  20. Psalm 97:11וּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־ · on the upright
    Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
  21. Psalm 107:7יְשָׁרָ֑ה · on a straight
    He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
  22. Psalm 107:42יְשָׁרִ֣ים · The upright
    The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
  23. Psalm 111:1יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the upright
    Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
  24. Psalm 111:8וְיָשָֽׁר׃ · and uprightness
    They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
  25. Psalm 112:2יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the upright
    His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
  26. Psalm 112:4לַיְשָׁרִ֑ים · for the upright
    Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
  27. Psalm 119:137וְ֝יָשָׁ֗ר · and upright
    Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
  28. Psalm 125:4וְ֝לִֽישָׁרִ֗ים · and to the upright
    Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
  29. Psalm 140:13יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים · the upright
    Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
  30. Proverbs 2:7לַ֭יְשָׁרִים · for the upright
    He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
  31. Proverbs 2:21יְשָׁרִ֥ים · the upright
    For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
  32. Proverbs 3:32יְשָׁרִ֥ים · to the upright
    …for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
  33. Proverbs 8:9וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים · and upright
    They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
  34. Proverbs 11:3יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the upright
    The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
  35. Proverbs 11:6יְ֭שָׁרִים · of the upright
    The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
  36. Proverbs 11:11יְ֭שָׁרִים · of the upright
    By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
  37. Proverbs 12:6יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים · of the upright
    The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
  38. Proverbs 12:15יָשָׁ֣ר · [is] right
    The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
  39. Proverbs 14:9יְשָׁרִ֣ים · the upright
    Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
  40. Proverbs 14:11יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the upright
    The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
  41. Proverbs 14:12יָ֭שָׁר · that seems right
    There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
  42. Proverbs 15:8יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the upright
    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  43. Proverbs 15:19יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the upright
    The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
  44. Proverbs 16:13יְשָׁרִ֣ים · honestly
    Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
  45. Proverbs 16:17יְ֭שָׁרִים · of the upright
    The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
  46. Proverbs 16:25יָ֭שָׁר · that seems right
    There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
  47. Proverbs 20:11יָשָׁ֣ר · and upright
    Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
  48. Proverbs 21:2יָשָׁ֣ר · right to him
    All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
  49. Proverbs 21:8יָשָׁ֥ר · is upright
    The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
  50. Proverbs 21:18יְשָׁרִ֣ים · the upright
    The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.