What does יָשָׁר · עַיִן mean in the Bible?
יָשָׁר · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "what is right or fitting in one's own perception".
Hebrew · H3477, H5869
הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו
Straight (literally or figuratively) · an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
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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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עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
What does הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו (hayyashar be'enav) mean in the Bible?
יָשָׁר · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "what is right or fitting in one's own perception".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3477, H5869?
H3477, H5869 is connected to 1,016 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. what is right or fitting in one's own perception
Strong's H3477, H5869
Lexical occurrences 1,016 verses Source Gloss
what is right or fitting in one's own perception
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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