ישר
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
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| י־שׁ־ר (y-š-r) |
Compare Arabic يَسِير (yasīr, “easy, plain, simple”)
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Adjective edit
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.
Derived terms edit
- זווית ישרה / זָוִית יְשָׁרָה (zavít y'shára)
Noun edit
יֹשֶׁר • (yósher) m
Verb edit
יִשֵּׁר • (yishér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)