1) straight, upright, correct, right 1a) straight, level 1b) right, pleasing, correct 1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper 1d) uprightness, righteous, upright 1e) that which is upright (subst) Also means: ya.shar (יָשָׁר "upright" H3477I)
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H3477 — יָשָׁר
ya.shar · upright · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Exodus 15:26 · וְהַיָּשָׁ֤רsaying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”Numbers 23:10 · יְשָׁרִ֔יםWho can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”Deuteronomy 6:18 · הַיָּשָׁ֥רDo what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,Deuteronomy 12:8 · הַיָּשָׁ֥רYou are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.Deuteronomy 12:25 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רDo not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.Deuteronomy 12:28 · וְהַיָּשָׁ֔רBe careful to obey all these things I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God.Deuteronomy 13:18 · הַיָּשָׁ֔רbecause you obey the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments I am giving you today and doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.Deuteronomy 21:9 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רSo you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.Deuteronomy 32:4 · וְיָשָׁ֖רHe is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.Joshua 9:25 · וְכַיָּשָׁ֧רNow we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”Joshua 10:13 · הַיָּשָׁ֑רSo the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”Judges 17:6 · הַיָּשָׁ֥רIn those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.Judges 21:25 · הַיָּשָׁ֥רIn those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.1 Samuel 12:23 · וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.1 Samuel 29:6 · יָשָׁ֣רSo Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you are not good in the sight of the leaders.2 Samuel 1:18 · הַיָּשָֽׁר׃and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:2 Samuel 19:6 · יָשָׁ֥רYou love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!1 Kings 11:33 · הַיָּשָׁ֧רFor they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.1 Kings 11:38 · הַיָּשָׁ֤רIf you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.1 Kings 14:8 · הַיָּשָׁ֥רI tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.1 Kings 15:5 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רFor David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.1 Kings 15:11 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.1 Kings 22:43 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.2 Kings 10:3 · וְהַיָּשָׁר֙select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”2 Kings 10:15 · יָשָׁ֗רWhen he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,2 Kings 10:30 · הַיָּשָׁר֙Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”2 Kings 12:2 · הַיָּשָׁ֛רAnd Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.2 Kings 14:3 · הַיָּשָׁר֙And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.2 Kings 15:3 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.2 Kings 15:34 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.2 Kings 16:2 · הַיָּשָׁ֗רAhaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.2 Kings 18:3 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.2 Kings 22:2 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.2 Chronicles 14:2 · וְהַיָּשָׁ֔רAnd Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.2 Chronicles 20:32 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.2 Chronicles 24:2 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.2 Chronicles 25:2 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.2 Chronicles 26:4 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.2 Chronicles 27:2 · הַיָּשָׁ֜רAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.2 Chronicles 28:1 · הַיָּשָׁ֛רAhaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.2 Chronicles 29:2 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.2 Chronicles 29:34 · יִשְׁרֵ֣יHowever, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.2 Chronicles 31:20 · וְהַיָּשָׁר֙So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.2 Chronicles 34:2 · הַיָּשָׁ֖רAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.Ezra 8:21 · יְשָׁרָ֔הAnd there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.Nehemiah 9:13 · יְשָׁרִים֙You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.Job 1:1 · וְיָשָׁ֛רThere was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.Job 1:8 · וְיָשָׁ֛רThen the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”Job 2:3 · וְיָשָׁ֛רThen the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”Job 4:7 · יְשָׁרִ֥יםConsider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?Job 8:6 · וְיָשָׁ֗רif you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.Job 17:8 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםThe upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.Job 23:7 · יָ֭שָׁרThen an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.Job 33:27 · וְיָשָׁ֥רThen he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.Psalm 7:10 · יִשְׁרֵי־My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.Psalm 11:2 · לְיִשְׁרֵי־For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.Psalm 11:7 · יָ֝שָׁ֗רFor the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.Psalm 19:8 · יְ֭שָׁרִיםThe precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.Psalm 25:8 · וְיָשָׁ֥רGood and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.Psalm 32:11 · יִשְׁרֵי־Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.Psalm 33:1 · לַ֝יְשָׁרִ֗יםRejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.Psalm 33:4 · יָשָׁ֥רFor the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.Psalm 36:10 · לְיִשְׁרֵי־Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.Psalm 37:14 · יִשְׁרֵי־The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.Psalm 37:37 · יָשָׁ֑רConsider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.Psalm 49:14 · יְשָׁרִ֨ים׀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.Psalm 64:10 · יִשְׁרֵי־Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.Psalm 92:15 · יָשָׁ֣רto proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”Psalm 94:15 · יִשְׁרֵי־Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.Psalm 97:11 · וּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.Psalm 107:7 · יְשָׁרָ֑הHe led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.Psalm 107:42 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםThe upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.Psalm 111:1 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםHallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.Psalm 111:8 · וְיָשָֽׁר׃They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.Psalm 112:2 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםHis descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.Psalm 112:4 · לַיְשָׁרִ֑יםLight dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.Psalm 119:137 · וְ֝יָשָׁ֗רRighteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.Psalm 125:4 · וְ֝לִֽישָׁרִ֗יםDo good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.Psalm 140:13 · יְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםSurely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.Proverbs 2:7 · לַ֭יְשָׁרִיםHe stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,Proverbs 2:21 · יְשָׁרִ֥יםFor the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;Proverbs 3:32 · יְשָׁרִ֥יםfor the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.Proverbs 8:9 · וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםThey are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.Proverbs 11:3 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםThe integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.Proverbs 11:6 · יְ֭שָׁרִיםThe righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.Proverbs 11:11 · יְ֭שָׁרִיםBy the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.Proverbs 12:6 · יְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםThe words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.Proverbs 12:15 · יָשָׁ֣רThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.Proverbs 14:9 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםFools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.Proverbs 14:11 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםThe house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.Proverbs 14:12 · יָ֭שָׁרThere is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.Proverbs 15:8 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםThe sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.Proverbs 15:19 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםThe way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.Proverbs 16:13 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםRighteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.Proverbs 16:17 · יְ֭שָׁרִיםThe highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.Proverbs 16:25 · יָ֭שָׁרThere is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.Proverbs 20:11 · יָשָׁ֣רEven a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.Proverbs 21:2 · יָשָׁ֣רAll a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.Proverbs 21:8 · יָשָׁ֥רThe way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.Proverbs 21:18 · יְשָׁרִ֣יםThe wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.Proverbs 21:29 · וְ֝יָשָׁ֗רA wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.Proverbs 28:10 · יְשָׁרִ֨ים׀He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.Proverbs 29:10 · וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםMen of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.Proverbs 29:27 · יְשַׁר־An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.Ecclesiastes 7:29 · יָשָׁ֑רOnly this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”Isaiah 26:7 · יָשָׁ֕רThe path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.Jeremiah 26:14 · וְכַיָּשָׁ֖רAs for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.Jeremiah 31:9 · יָשָׁ֔רThey will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”Jeremiah 34:15 · הַיָּשָׁר֙Recently you repented and did what pleased Me; each of you proclaimed freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me in the house that bears My Name.Jeremiah 40:4 · הַיָּשָׁ֧רBut now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”Jeremiah 40:5 · הַיָּשָׁ֧רBut before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.Daniel 11:17 · וִישָׁרִ֥יםHe will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.Hosea 14:9 · יְשָׁרִ֞יםWhoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.Micah 2:7 · הַיָּשָׁ֥רShould it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?Micah 3:9 · הַיְשָׁרָ֖הNow hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,Micah 7:2 · וְיָשָׁ֥רThe godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.Micah 7:4 · יָשָׁ֖רThe best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.