Lexical Definition
מִישׁוֹר mîyshôwr (mee-shore') plain H:N-M
or מִישֹׁר mîyshôr (meeshore'); from יָשַׁר
equity, even place, plain, right(-eously), (made) straight, uprightness.
- a level, i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts)
- figuratively, concord
- also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly)
1) level place, uprightness
1a) level country, table-land, plain
1b) level place
1c) uprightness
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מִישׁ֑וֹר | level ground | Ps.27.11 |
| uprightness | Ps.67.4 | |
| מִישֽׁוֹר | level ground | Ps.143.10 |
| מִ֝ישֹׁ֗ר | uprightness | Ps.45.6 |
| לְמִישׁ֔וֹר | level ground | Isa.40.4 • Isa.42.16 |
| לְמִישֹׁ֑ר | level ground | Zech.4.7 |
| וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹר | and in the plain | 2Chr.26.10 |
| וּבְמִישׁוֹר֙ | and in uprightness | Mal.2.6 |
| הַמִּישֹׁ֥ר | the plain | Josh.13.9 |
| הַמִּישֹׁ֗ר | the plain | Deut.3.10 |
| הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר | the plain | Deut.4.43 • Josh.13.16 • Jer.21.13 |
| הַמִּישֹׁ֔ר | the plain | Josh.13.21 |
| הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר | the plain | Jer.48.8 • Jer.48.21 |
| בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר | on the level ground | 1Kgs.20.23 • 1Kgs.20.25 |
| בַּמִּישֹׁ֖ר | in the plain | Josh.20.8 |
| בַּמִּישֹׁ֑ר | in the plain | Josh.13.17 |
| בְמִישׁ֑וֹר | on level ground | Ps.26.12 |
| בְּמִישׁ֖וֹר | with uprightness | Isa.11.4 |
| Μισώρ | Misor | LXX.Josh.13.9 • LXX.Josh.13.16 • LXX.Josh.13.17 |
| of Misor | LXX.Deut.3.10 • LXX.Jer.48.21 | |
| Μισούρ | of Misor | LXX.Josh.13.21 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִישׁוֺר noun masculineJer 48:8 level place, uprightness; — ׳מ Ps 27:11 + 9 t.; מִישֹׁר Zech 4:7 (see Baer) + 12 t.; —
1. level country, table-land, plain: antith. הר(יםׅ 1Kgs 20:23; 1Kgs 20:25; Zech 4:7 עָקֹב Isa 40:4 מַעֲקַשִּׁים Isa 42:16 + שְׁפֵלָה 2Chr 26:10 || עֵמֶק Jer 21:13 הַמִּישׁוֺר specifically of the elevated plateau or table-land between the Arnon and Heshbon Deut 3:10; Deut 4:43; Josh 13:9; Josh 13:16; Josh 13:17; Josh 13:21; Josh 20:8; Jer 48:8; Jer 48:21.
2. level place (free from obstacles), figurative for place of safety, comfort, and prosperity Ps 26:12 ׳ארח מ Ps 27:11 ׳אֶרֶץ מ Ps 143:10.
3. uprightness (compare מֵישָׁר
2.), in government Ps 67:5* ׳שֵׁבֶט מ Ps 45:7* || צֶדֶק Isa 11:4 שָׁלוֺם Mal 2:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 3:10 · 4:43 |
| Joshua | 13:9 · 13:16 · 13:17 · 13:21 · 20:8 |
| 1 Kings | 20:23 · 20:25 |
| 2 Chronicles | 26:10 |
| Psalms | 26:12 · 27:11 · 45:7* · 67:5* · 143:10 |
| Isaiah | 11:4 · 40:4 · 42:16 |
| Jeremiah | 21:13 · 48:8 · 48:21 |
| Zechariah | 4:7 |
| Malachi | 2:6 |