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:
  (please add the primary text of this quotation)
  ESV
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: 't' parameter has been renamed to 'tsrc'
  
  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:
  (please add the primary text of this quotation)
  NIV
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: 't' parameter has been renamed to 'tsrc'
  
  […] 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