What does מִישׁוֹר (bəmîšôr) mean in the Bible?
מִישׁוֹר (bəmîšôr): Straightness moves from physical levelness to moral uprightness and justice; embodies ethical rectitude.
Hebrew · H4334
מִישׁוֹר
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 )
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מִישׁוֹרH4334
Pronunciationbəmîšôr
What does מִישׁוֹר (bəmîšôr) mean in the Bible?
מִישׁוֹר (bəmîšôr): Straightness moves from physical levelness to moral uprightness and justice; embodies ethical rectitude.
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How does the BSB render H4334?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include plateau (4), of the plateau (2), on the plateau (2), and in the plain (1), and the high plain (1).
Where does מִישׁוֹר (bəmîšôr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 3:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (5), Psalms (5), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itplateau4×Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16, Joshua 20:8, Jeremiah 21:13
of the plateau2×Deuteronomy 3:10, Joshua 13:21
on the plateau2×Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:17
and in the plain1×2 Chronicles 26:10
and the high plain1×Jeremiah 48:8
and uprightness1×Malachi 2:6
and with equity1×Isaiah 11:4
into level ground1×Isaiah 42:16
justice1×Psalms 45:6
justly1×Psalms 67:4
on a level1×Psalms 27:11
on level1×Psalms 143:10
on level ground1×Psalms 26:12
on the plain1×1 Kings 20:25
on the plains1×1 Kings 20:23
smooth1×Isaiah 40:4
the high plain1×Jeremiah 48:21
you will become a plain1×Zechariah 4:7
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Deuteronomy 3:10הַמִּישֹׁ֗רtoof the plateauArticle | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 4:43הַמִּישֹׁ֖רtoon the plateauArticle | Noun - masculine singularJoshua 13:9הַמִּישֹׁ֥רtoplateauArticle | Noun - masculine singularJoshua 13:16הַמִּישֹׁ֖רtoplateauArticle | Noun - masculine singularJoshua 13:17בַּמִּישֹׁ֑רtoon the plateauPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularJoshua 13:21הַמִּישֹׁ֔רtoof the plateauArticle | Noun - masculine singularJoshua 20:8בַּמִּישֹׁ֖רtoplateauPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 20:23בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרtoon the plainsPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 20:25בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרtoon the plainPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular2 Chronicles 26:10וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹרtoand in the plainConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
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First aligned rowDeuteronomy 3:10
Aligned rows23
Books represented9
Deuteronomy2Joshua51 Kings22 Chronicles1Psalms5Isaiah3Jeremiah3Zechariah1Malachi1
Source forms
הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר3xham·mî·šōrDeuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:16, Jeremiah 21:13
בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר2xbam·mî·šō·wr1 Kings 20:23, 1 Kings 20:25
הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר2xham·mî·šōrJeremiah 48:8, Jeremiah 48:21
לְמִישׁ֔וֹר2xlə·mî·šō·wrIsaiah 40:4, Isaiah 42:16
מִישׁ֑וֹר2xmî·šō·wrPsalms 27:11, Psalms 67:4
בְמִישׁ֑וֹר1xḇə·mî·šō·wrPsalms 26:12
בְּמִישׁ֖וֹר1xbə·mî·šō·wrIsaiah 11:4
בַּמִּישֹׁ֑ר1xbam·mî·šōrJoshua 13:17
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular8xDeuteronomy 3:10, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16
Noun - masculine singular4xPsalms 27:11, Psalms 45:6, Psalms 67:4, Psalms 143:10
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular4xJoshua 13:17, Joshua 20:8, 1 Kings 20:23, 1 Kings 20:25
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular3xIsaiah 40:4, Isaiah 42:16, Zechariah 4:7
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular2xPsalms 26:12, Isaiah 11:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1xMalachi 2:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1x2 Chronicles 26:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Straightness moves from physical levelness to moral uprightness and justice; embodies ethical rectitude.
Source Gloss
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 )
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Straightness moves from physical levelness to moral uprightness and justice; embodies ethical rectitude.
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) BDB: level place Usage: equity, even place, plain, right(-eously), (made) straight, uprightness.
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Old Testament Witnesses
On level ground; equity; uprightness; a place of security and lack of stumbling
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Word Origins
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