Know the Word.

Hebrew word

yâshar

yaw-shar'

יָשַׁר

What it means

to be straight or even

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • pleased6
  • straight5
  • right3
  • direct3
  • well2
  • please1
  • fitted1
  • directeth1

Every place it appears 25

Numbers23:27
Judges14:314:7
2 Samuel17:4
1 Kings6:359:12
1 Chronicles13:4
2 Chronicles30:432:30
Job37:3
Proverbs3:69:1511:5
Jeremiah18:4
Habakkuk2:4