What does יָשָׁר · לֵב mean in the Bible?
יָשָׁר · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "upright of heart".
Hebrew · H3477, H3820
יִשְׁרֵי־לֵב
Straight (literally or figuratively) · the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
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יָשָׁר H3477 straight (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation yashar
Ethical straightness: literal rectitude becomes moral uprightness, especially God's righteous ordering of creation and covenant
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לֵב H3820 the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
Pronunciation lev
The seat of will, intellect, and emotion—the inner moral and spiritual center governing all human motivation and choice.
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What does יִשְׁרֵי־לֵב (yishrei-lev) mean in the Bible?
יָשָׁר · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "upright of heart".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3477, H3820?
H3477, H3820 is connected to 715 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. upright of heart
Strong's H3477, H3820
Lexical occurrences 715 verses Source Gloss
upright of heart
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יִשְׁרֵי־לֵב is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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