Hebrew word study

יָשַׁרyâshar — to be straight or even

Pronounced “yaw-shar'”

to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous

Translated in the King James as: direct, fit, seem good (meet), [phrase] please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).

Appears 25 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Numbers — 1×

Numbers 23:27

Judges — 2×

Judges 14:3 Judges 14:7

1 Samuel — 3×

1 Sam 6:12 1 Sam 18:20 1 Sam 18:26

2 Samuel — 1×

2 Sam 17:4

1 Kings — 2×

1 Ki 6:35 1 Ki 9:12

1 Chronicles — 1×

1 Chr 13:4

2 Chronicles — 2×

2 Chr 30:4 2 Chr 32:30

Psalms — 2×

Psalms 5:8 Psalms 119:128

Proverbs — 5×

Proverbs 3:6 Proverbs 4:25 Proverbs 9:15 Proverbs 11:5 Proverbs 15:21

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 40:3 Isaiah 45:2 Isaiah 45:13

Jeremiah — 2×

Jeremiah 18:4 Jeremiah 27:5

Habakkuk — 1×

Habakkuk 2:4

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