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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H3474 - Upright

Strong's No.:H3474

Hebrew:יָשַׁר

Transliteration:yâshar

Phonetic:yaw-shar'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{direct} {fit} seem good ({meet}) + please ({well}) be ({esteem} go) right ({on}) bring ({look} {make} take the) straight ({way}) be upright (-ly).

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to be straight or even; figuratively to be (causatively to make) {right} {pleasant } prosperous


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to be right, be straight, be level, be upright, be just, be lawful, be smooth

a. (Qal)

1. to go straight

2. to be pleasing, be agreeable, be right (fig.)

3. to be straightforward, be upright

b. (Piel)

1. to make right, make smooth, make straight

2. to lead, direct, lead straight along

3. to esteem right, approve

c. (Pual) to be made level, be laid smoothly out

d. (Hiphil) to make straight, look straight


Bible References:
Upright

Translation
Occurrences:
direct ( 3 )
directeth ( 1 )
fitted ( 1 )
good ( 1 )
meet ( 1 )
please ( 1 )
pleased ( 5 )
right ( 3 )
straight ( 6 )
upright ( 1 )
uprightly ( 1 )
well ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.