ישר

Hebrew

Root
י־שׁ־ר (y-sh-r)

Compare Arabic يَسِير (yasīr, “easy, plain, simple”)

יָשָׁר • (yashár) (feminine יְשָׁרָה, masculine plural יְשָׁרִים, feminine plural יְשָׁרוֹת)

right, straight
right, correct (complying with justice)
- Tanach, Psalms 37:37, with translation of the English Standard Version:
  שְׁמָר־תָּם וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר כִּי־אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלוֹם׃
  Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
- Tanach, Leviticus 12:28, with translation of the New International Version:
  […] כִּי תַעֲשֶׂה הַטּוֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃
  […] because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord your God.
(colloquial) honestly, straightforwardly, forthrightly
(slang) immediately, right away
אני ישר בא אליך. ― I'm coming to you right away.

יֹשֶׁר • (yósher) m

יִשֵּׁר • (yishér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)