What does יֹשֶׁר mean in the Bible?
יֹשֶׁר is a Hebrew word meaning "the right".
Hebrew · H3476
יֹשֶׁר
The right
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יֹשֶׁר H3476
What does יֹשֶׁר mean in the Bible?
יֹשֶׁר is a Hebrew word meaning "the right".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3476?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and uprightness (2), [are] honest (1), accurate (1), and with an upright (1), are from an upright (1).
Where does יֹשֶׁר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 9:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (5), Job (3), Psalms (2), 1 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and uprightness 2× 1 Kings 9:4, Psalms 25:21
[are] honest 1× Job 6:25
accurate 1× Ecclesiastes 12:10
and with an upright 1× 1 Chronicles 29:17
are from an upright 1× Job 33:3
his honesty 1× Proverbs 17:26
in uprightness 1× Proverbs 14:2
on straight 1× Proverbs 4:11
or uprightness 1× Deuteronomy 9:5
the straight 1× Proverbs 2:13
what is right 1× Proverbs 11:24
what is right for him 1× Job 33:23
with an upright 1× Psalms 119:7
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Deuteronomy 9:5 וּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙ to or uprightness Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 9:4 וּבְיֹ֔שֶׁר to and uprightness Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 29:17 בְּיֹ֤שֶׁר to and with an upright Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 6:25 יֹ֑שֶׁר to [are] honest Noun - masculine singular Job 33:3 יֹֽשֶׁר־ to are from an upright Noun - masculine singular construct Job 33:23 יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃ to what is right for him Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 25:21 וָיֹ֥שֶׁר to and uprightness Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 119:7 בְּיֹ֣שֶׁר to with an upright Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 2:13 יֹ֑שֶׁר to the straight Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 4:11 יֹֽשֶׁר׃ to on straight Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 9:5
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 7
Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Job 3 Psalms 2 Proverbs 5 Ecclesiastes 1
Source forms
יֹ֑שֶׁר 2x yō·šer Job 6:25, Proverbs 2:13
יֹֽשֶׁר׃ 2x yō·šer Proverbs 4:11, Proverbs 17:26
בְּיֹ֤שֶׁר 1x bə·yō·šer 1 Chronicles 29:17
בְּיֹ֣שֶׁר 1x bə·yō·šer Psalms 119:7
בְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹ 1x bə·yā·šə·rōw Proverbs 14:2
וּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙ 1x ū·ḇə·yō·šer Deuteronomy 9:5
וּבְיֹ֔שֶׁר 1x ū·ḇə·yō·šer 1 Kings 9:4
וָיֹ֥שֶׁר 1x wā·yō·šer Psalms 25:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Job 6:25, Proverbs 2:13, Proverbs 4:11, Proverbs 17:26
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x 1 Chronicles 29:17, Psalms 119:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 25:21
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 9:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 9:5
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 33:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 33:23
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 14:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the right
Source Gloss
the right
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the right BDB: straightness Usage: equity, meet, right, upright(-ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יֹשֶׁר is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain