Lexical Definition

‎יָשָׁר‎ yâshâr (yaw-shawr') upright ^H:A
from ‎יָשַׁר‎

convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).

• straight (literally or figuratively)

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)

See Greek: ἀγαθός · ἀλήθεια · ἀληθινός · ἄμεμπτος · ἀρεστός · βελτίον · δίκαιος · εὐθύτης · καλός · ὀρθός · ὅσιος · χρηστός

Extended Information

• A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.10.13

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יָשָׁר‎ adjective straight, right; — ‎׳‎‎י‎ 1Sam 29:6 + 70 t.; construct ‎יְשַׁר‎ Prov 29:27 feminine ‎יְשָׁרָה‎ Ezek 1:7 + 4 t.; plural ‎יְשָׁרִים‎ Num 23:10 + 31 t.; construct ‎יִשְׁרֵי‎ Ps 7:11* + 8 t.; feminine ‎יְשָׁרוֺת‎ Ezek 1:23 (strike out Co); —

1. straight, level, of a way Isa 26:7; Jer 31:9; Ps 107:7; Ezra 8:21 foot Ezek 1:7 wings vEzek 1:23 (? see above)

2. right, pleasing:
a. to God, ‎הַיָּשָׁר בעיני‎ that which is right, pleasing in the eyes of, agreeable to (either construct before ‎׳‎‎י‎, or with suffixes referring to him), especially in Deuteronomic writers, Exod 15:26 (R), Deut 12:25; Deut 13:19*; Deut 21:9; 1Kgs 11:33; 1Kgs 11:38; 1Kgs 14:8; 1Kgs 15:5; 1Kgs 15:11; 1Kgs 22:43 = 2Chr 20:32, 2Kgs 10:30; 2Kgs 12:3*; 2Kgs 14:3; 2Kgs 15:3; 2Kgs 15:34; 2Kgs 16:2; 2Kgs 18:3; 2Kgs 22:3 = 2Chr 24:2; 2Chr 25:2; 2Chr 26:4; 2Chr 27:2; 2Chr 28:1; 2Chr 29:2; 2Chr 34:2; Jer 34:15 ‎׳‎‎הישׁר והטוב בעיני י‎ Deut 6:18 ‎׳‎‎הטוב והישׁר בעיני י‎ Deut 12:28; 2Chr 14:1* ‎׳‎‎הטוב והישׁר והאמת לפני י‎ 2Chr 31:20.
b. to man, ‎(ה)ישׁר בעיני‎ Deut 12:8; Judg 17:6; Judg 21:25; 2Sam 19:7*; Jer 40:5; Prov 12:15; Prov 21:2 ‎(ה)טוב ו(ה)ישׁר בעיני‎ Josh 9:25 (D), Jer 26:14; Jer 40:4 ‎יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵיאִֿישׁ‎ Prov 14:12 there is a way which is pleasing before a man = Prov 16:25.

3. straightforward, just upright:
a. of God, ‎צַדִּיק וְיָשָׁר הוא‎ Deut 32:4 (song); ‎׳‎‎טוב וישׁר י‎ Ps 25:8 ‎׳‎‎ישׁר י‎ Ps 92:16* his ways Hos 14:10* his ‎משׁפטים‎ Neh 9:13; Ps 119:137 ‎פִּקּוּדִים‎ Ps 19:9* ‎דָּבָר‎ Ps 33:4 the words of divine wisdom Prov 8:9.
b. of man, God made him upright Eccl 7:29 but ‎יָשָׁר בָּאָדָם אָ֑יִן‎ Mic 7:2 an upright man among men there is none and yet Job is ‎תָּם וְיָשָׁר‎ Job 1:1 (see Da), vJob 1:8; Job 2:3, compare Ps 37:37 ‎זַךְ וישׁר‎ Job 8:6 so earlier of David as an uprightman 1Sam 29:6 of man's doings || ‎זַךְ‎ Prov 20:11, compare Prov 21:8 of his way of life || ‎טובה‎ 1Sam 12:23 ‎יְשַׁרדֶּֿרֶךְ‎ Prov 29:27 ‎יִשְׁרֵיּדֶֿרֶךְ‎ Ps 37:14 of his heart, mind, and will, ‎יִשְׁרֵי לֵבָב‎ upright of heart 2Chr 29:34 ‎יִשְׁרֵילֵֿב‎ Ps 7:11*; Ps 11:2; Ps 32:11; Ps 36:11*; Ps 64:11*; Ps 94:15; Ps 97:11 ‎יְשָׁרִים בְּלִבּוֺתָם‎ Ps 125:4.
c. as a noun, (1) with reference to things, ‎יָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי‎ the right I have perverted Job 33:27 ‎הַיְשָׁרָה יְעַקֵּ֑שׁוּ‎ Mic 3:9 pervert the right (literally twist that which is straight); ‎דֹּבֵר יְשָׁרִים‎ speaketh right things Prov 16:13, compare 2Kgs 10:15. (2) more commonly of men, in singular ‎(ה)יָשָׁר‎ Mic 2:7; Mic 7:4; 2Kgs 10:3; Prov 21:29; Job 23:7 collective, Ps 11:7 also in ‎סֵפֶר‎ ‎הַיָּשָׁר‎ book of the upright Josh 10:13; 2Sam 1:18 (compare 1Kgs 8:53 ᵐ5; Dr^{Intr. 182}), a collection of ancient national poetry; in plural ‎יְשָׁרִים‎ the upright, of pious Israel Num 23:10 (song E); elsewhere of the upright among the people of God as distinguished from the wicked, in Wisdom Literature. Job 4:7; Job 17:8; Prov 2:7; Prov 2:21; Prov 3:32; Prov 11:3; Prov 11:6; Prov 11:11; Prov 12:6; Prov 14:9; Prov 14:11; Prov 15:8; Prov 15:19; Prov 16:17; Prov 21:18; Prov 28:10; Prov 29:10, in late Ps 33:1; Ps 49:15*; Ps 107:42; Ps 111:1; Ps 112:2; Ps 112:4; Ps 140:14* and Dan 11:17.

4. abstract, uprightness, ‎בֶּאֱמֶת וְיָשָׁר‎ Ps 111:8 (Thes), but read rather ‎ישֶׁר‎ with Hi Ri Bae, after ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Jerome.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Male • Author of book • Ancient Hebrew book mentioned in the Old Testament

Man living before Israel's Monarchy

Jashar was an ancient Hebrew book mentioned in the Old Testament, but not included in the biblical canon.

• A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.10.13;
• only referred to as Jashar יָשָׁר.

Jashar, also known as the "Book of Jashar" or the "Book of the Upright," is mentioned twice in the Old Testament (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18). It appears to have been an ancient Hebrew collection of poetry or historical accounts that was known to the authors of the biblical texts. In Joshua 10:13, the book of Jashar is referenced in connection with the miraculous event of the sun and moon standing still during Joshua's battle against the Amorite kings. In 2 Samuel 1:18, David's lament over the deaths of Saul and Jonathan is said to be written in the Book of Jashar. These references suggest that the Book of Jashar was a recognized source of poetry and historical information, although the book itself is not included in the biblical canon. The exact content and date of the Book of Jashar are unknown, and no copies of the book have been discovered.

All entries for Jashar: יָשָׁר