What does מֵישָׁר (mēšārîm) mean in the Bible?
מֵישָׁר (mēšārîm): Straightness moves from physical evenness to moral rectitude and just dealing; primarily adverbial in use.
Hebrew · H4339
מֵישָׁר
Evenness , i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord ; also straightness , i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)
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מֵישָׁר H4339
Pronunciation mēšārîm
What does מֵישָׁר (mēšārîm) mean in the Bible?
מֵישָׁר (mēšārîm): Straightness moves from physical evenness to moral rectitude and just dealing; primarily adverbial in use.
Full entry for מֵישָׁר (H4339) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4339?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include what is right (3), with equity (3), and equity (2), . . . (1), [will reveal] right (1).
Where does מֵישָׁר (mēšārîm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Chronicles 29:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (7), Proverbs (5), Isaiah (3), Song Of Solomon (2).
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 what is right 3× Psalms 17:2, Proverbs 23:16, Isaiah 45:19
with equity 3× Psalms 9:8, Psalms 96:10, Psalms 98:9
and equity 2× Proverbs 1:3, Proverbs 2:9
. . . 1× Proverbs 23:31
[will reveal] right 1× Proverbs 8:6
equity 1× Psalms 99:4
fairly 1× Psalms 75:2
in uprightness 1× 1 Chronicles 29:17
is level 1× Isaiah 26:7
It is only right 1× Song Of Solomon 1:4
smoothly 1× Song Of Solomon 7:9
the agreement 1× Daniel 11:6
uprightly 1× Psalms 58:1
with sincerity 1× Isaiah 33:15
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1 Chronicles 29:17 וּמֵישָׁרִ֖ים to in uprightness Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Psalms 9:8 בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ to with equity Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Psalms 17:2 מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ to what is right Noun - masculine plural Psalms 58:1 מֵישָׁרִ֥ים to uprightly Noun - masculine plural Psalms 75:2 מֵישָׁרִ֥ים to fairly Noun - masculine plural Psalms 96:10 בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ to with equity Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Psalms 98:9 בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ to with equity Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Psalms 99:4 מֵישָׁרִ֑ים to equity Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 1:3 וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ to and equity Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 2:9 וּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗ים to and equity Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Chronicles 29:17
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 6
1 Chronicles 1 Psalms 7 Proverbs 5 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 3 Daniel 1
Source forms
מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ 4x mê·šā·rîm Psalms 17:2, Proverbs 8:6, Proverbs 23:16, Isaiah 45:19
בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ 3x bə·mê·šā·rîm Psalms 96:10, Psalms 98:9, Proverbs 23:31
מֵישָׁרִ֥ים 2x mê·šā·rîm Psalms 58:1, Psalms 75:2
מֵישָׁרִ֑ים 2x mê·šā·rîm Psalms 99:4, Daniel 11:6
מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים 2x mê·šā·rîm Isaiah 26:7, Isaiah 33:15
בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ 1x bə·mê·šā·rîm Psalms 9:8
וּמֵישָׁרִ֖ים 1x ū·mê·šā·rîm 1 Chronicles 29:17
וּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗ים 1x ū·mê·šā·rîm Proverbs 2:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 11x Psalms 17:2, Psalms 58:1, Psalms 75:2, Psalms 99:4
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 4x Psalms 9:8, Psalms 96:10, Psalms 98:9, Proverbs 23:31
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 3x 1 Chronicles 29:17, Proverbs 1:3, Proverbs 2:9
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 1x Song Of Solomon 7:9
Evidence Summary
Justice
Hebrew word. Straightness moves from physical evenness to moral rectitude and just dealing; primarily adverbial in use.
Source Gloss
evenness , i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord ; also straightness , i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Straightness moves from physical evenness to moral rectitude and just dealing; primarily adverbial in use.
evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially) BDB: evenness Usage: agreement, aright, that are equal, equity, (things that are) right(-eously, things), sweetly, upright(-ly, -ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Equity, uprightness, or levelness; a standard of justice that is straight and unbiased
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Word Origins
מֵישָׁר is built from this root:
Canonical Themes
Justice
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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