יָשַׁר (yâshar) — Direct
Hebrew word study: יָשַׁר (yâshar), Strong's H3474. to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
KJV translation words: direct, fit, seem good (meet), [phrase] please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).
Strong's H3474 is tagged on 25 words in 25 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 23:27 and last appears in Habakkuk 2:4.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 25)
- Numbers 23:27 — יִישַׁר — it will be pleasing
- Judges 14:3 — יָשְׁרָה — she is pleasing
- Judges 14:7 — וַתִּישַׁר — and she was pleasing
- 1 Samuel 6:12 — וַיִשַּׁרְנָה — and they were straight
- 1 Samuel 18:20 — וַיִּשַׁר — and it was pleasing
- 1 Samuel 18:26 — וַיִּשַׁר — and it was pleasing
- 2 Samuel 17:4 — וַיִּישַׁר — and it was pleasing
- 1 Kings 6:35 — מְיֻשָּׁר — made smooth
- 1 Kings 9:12 — יָשְׁרוּ — they were pleasing
- 1 Chronicles 13:4 — יָשַׁר — it was pleasing
- 2 Chronicles 30:4 — וַיִּישַׁר — and it was pleasing
- 2 Chronicles 32:30 — וַיַּישְּׁרֵם — and he directed them
- Psalms 5:8 — הַיְשַׁר — make straight
- Psalms 119:128 — יִשָּׁרְתִּי — I approve
- Proverbs 3:6 — יְיַשֵּׁר — he will make straight
- Proverbs 4:25 — יַיְשִׁרוּ — let them look straight
- Proverbs 9:15 — הַמְיַשְּׁרִים — those who make straight
- Proverbs 11:5 — תְּיַשֵּׁר — it makes straight
- Proverbs 15:21 — יְיַשֶׁר — he makes straight
- Isaiah 40:3 — יַשְּׁרוּ — make straight
- Isaiah 45:2 — אֲיַשֵּׁר — I will make smooth
- Isaiah 45:13 — אֲיַשֵּׁר — I will make smooth
- Jeremiah 18:4 — יָשַׁר — it was pleasing
- Jeremiah 27:5 — יָשַׁר — it is pleasing
- Habakkuk 2:4 — יָשְׁרָה — it is upright
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3475 יֵשֶׁר (Yêsher), H3476 יֹשֶׁר (yôsher), H3477 יָשָׁר (yâshâr), H3484 יְשֻׁרוּן (Yᵉshurûwn), H4334 מִישׁוֹר (mîyshôwr), H4339 מֵישָׁר (mêyshâr), H8289 שָׁרוֹן (Shârôwn).
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What does yâshar (H3474) mean?
To be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous.
How is H3474 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3474 as: direct, fit, seem good (meet), [phrase] please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly)..
How often does יָשַׁר (yâshar) appear?
Strong's H3474 is tagged on 25 words in 25 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 23:27 and last appears in Habakkuk 2:4.
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