H3474

יָשַׁר

ya.sharH:V

to smooth

1) to be right, be straight, be level, be upright, be just, be lawful, be smooth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go straight 1a2) to be pleasing, be agreeable, be right (fig.) 1a3) to be straightforward, be upright 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make right, make smooth, make straight 1b2) to lead, direct, lead straight along 1b3) to esteem right, approve 1c) (Pual) to be made level, be laid smoothly out 1d) (Hiphil) to make straight, look straight

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

יָשַׁר verb be smooth, straight, right (Late Hebrew id., and derivatives; Arabic be gentle, tractable easy, II. make easy; manageable, easy, but Sabean ותֿר, הותֿר, אהל יתֿרן OsZMG 1865, 270 CISiv, 29, 2; Assyrian Išâu, be or go straight, right, mêšêru, justice, mêšêriš, righteously, DlHWB 310) —

Qal Perfect יָשַׁר Jer 18:4 + 2 t.; 3 feminine יָ˜שְׁרָה Judg 14:3; Hab 2:4 3 masculine plural יָָֽשְׁרוּ 1Kgs 9:12 Imperfect יִישַׁר Num 23:27 + 2 t.; יִשַׁר 1Sam 18:20; 1Sam 18:26 3 feminine singularתִּישַׁר Judg 14:7 3 feminine plural יִשַּׁרְנָה 1Sam 6:12 (Ges«GKC:47»§ 47, n. 3; 71) —
1. go straight, בַּדֶּרֶךְ in the way 1Sam 6:12.
2. figurative, be pleasing, agreeable, right (בְּעֵינֵי in the yees of); said of a woman Judg 14:3; Judg 14:7 a man Jer 27:5 of matters and things (הַדָּבָר) 1Sam 18:20; 1Sam 18:26; 2Sam 17:4; 1Chr 13:4; 2Chr 30:4 of cities 1Kgs 9:12 a place בְּעֵינֵי הָאֱלֹהִים Num 23:27 (E); with כַּאֲשֶׁר Jer 18:4.
3. in ethical sense, straightforward, upright; לֹאיָָֽשְׁרָה נַפְשׁוֺ בּוֺ Hab 2:4 his soul is not upright in him (opposed to עֻפְּלָה swollen). Pi`el Perfect 1 ׳יִשָּׁ֑רְתִּ Ps 119:128 (יִשְׁרֵהוּ Job 37:3, 3 masculine suffix Thes; but < Ew Di Hi De Da, Imperfect from שָׁרָה); Imperfect יְיַשֵּׁר Prov 3:6 יְיַשֶּׁרֿ Prov 15:21 suffix וַיְיַשְּׁרֵם (Masoretes abbreviated וַיַּשְּׁרֵם) 2Chr 32:30 3 feminine singular תְּיַשֵּׁר Prov 11:4 1 singular אֲיַשֵּׁר Isa 45:13 אֲיַשֵּׁר vIsa 45:2 Qr (Kt Hiph`il אוֺשִׁר Ges«GKC:70»§ 70, 2 doubtless copyist's error); Imperative plural יַשְּׁרוּ Isa 40:3 Participle plural מְיַשְּׁרִים Prov 9:15 —
1. make smooth, straight, accusative מְסִלָּה Isa 40:3 הֲדוּרִים Isa 45:2 figurative, with דֶּרֶךְ make smooth or straight, i.e. free from obstacles, successful vIsa 45:13; Prov 11:5, אֹרַח Prov 3:5 in ethical sense, הַמְיַשְּׁרִים אָרְחוֺתָם Prov 9:15 those making straight their paths, going straightforward on their paths; יְיַשֶּׁרלָֿ֑כֶת Prov 15:21 maketh straight his going, goeth straightforwards.
2. lead straight along direct, waters of an aqueduct 2Chr 32:30 (of the thunder Job 37:3 according to some; but see rather שָׁרָה)
3. esteem right, approve Ps 119:128 (read כל פקודיך לי יִשָּׁ֑רְתִּי). Pu`al Participle זָהָב מְיֻשָּׁר 1Kgs 6:35 gold made level, laid smoothly out, upon the graven work. Hiph`il Imperfect 3 plural עַפְעַפֶּיךָ יַיְשִׁרוּ נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ Prov 4:25 let thine eyelids look straight before thee; Imperative הַיְ֯שַׁר דַּרְכֶּךָ make thy way even Ps 5:9 Qr (Kt הוֺשַׁר; see Ges70 (2)).


23 occurrences

Numbers (1), Judges (2), I Samuel (3), II Samuel (1), I Kings (2), I Chronicles (1), II Chronicles (2), Psalms (1), Proverbs (4), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (2), Habakkuk (1)