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מִישׁוֹר

𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤓

mîyshôwr

H4334 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ישר to be straight, to be upright, to be equitable

Definition

A level area or plain; the word designates natural features of the land such as level ground, flatland, or plateau, especially as contrasted with hills or mountainous regions. In specific contexts, it refers to regions known for their flatness, such as the plateau east of the Jordan, and, figuratively, to uprightness, equity, or justice—qualities suggestive of straightness or moral rectitude.

Semantic Range

level ground, plain, plateau, district (region), evenness (physical), uprightness, equity, justice (moral), justly (adverbial)

Root / Etymology

From the root ישר (y-sh-r), which fundamentally means 'to be straight, upright, equitable.' The noun form מִישׁוֹר (mîyshôr) develops from this root and denotes 'level ground' by extension from 'straightness.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, מִישׁוֹר refers most commonly to the flat plateau east of the Jordan River (e.g., Deuteronomy 3:10, Joshua 13:9-21), an area geographically distinct from the hill country of Israel; in these cases, it is a recognized geographic term and may function almost as a proper noun for this district. In poetic and wisdom literature (e.g., Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah), the word is used metaphorically for equity, uprightness, and justice, reflecting the moral quality of 'straightness' or a state of being 'level' and fair. English versions sometimes render figurative usages as 'equity,' 'justice,' or 'uprightness,' reflecting this moral sense. The term is less commonly used adverbially to mean 'justly' or 'rightly.' Distinct from דֶּרֶךְ ('way, path'), which may denote the course of life or behavior, and from צֶדֶק ('righteousness, justice'), which more specifically denotes conformity to law or covenantal standards.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or מִישֹׁר; from יָשַׁר; a level, i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly); equity, even place, plain, right(-eously), (made) straight, uprightness.

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Root Family

ישר (y-š-r) — to be straight, to be upright, to be equitable

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3474 יָשַׁר I will make straight
H3475 יֵשֶׁר Uprightness
H3476 יֹשֶׁר in his uprightness
H3477 יָשָׁר the upright one
H3480 יְשַׂרְאֵלָה God is Upright

Word Forms

8 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4334-03 הַ/מִּישֹׁ֗ר hamishor HTd/Ncmsa the plain the level plain 8
H4334-01 בַּ/מִּישֹׁ֑ר bamishor HRd/Ncmsa in the plain in the level plain 4
H4334-05 מִישׁ֑וֹר mishor HNcmsa level level plain 4
H4334-04 לְ/מִישׁ֔וֹר lemishor HR/Ncmsa a plain to a level plain 3
H4334-07 וּ/בְ/מִישׁוֹר֙ uvemishor HC/R/Ncmsa and in uprightness and in level ground 1
H4334-08 בְ/מִישׁ֑וֹר vemishor HR/Ncmsa in the level place in level ground 1
H4334-06 וּ/בַ/מִּישׁ֑וֹר uvamishor HC/Rd/Ncmsa and in the plain and in the level-plain 1
H4334-02 בְּ/מִישׁ֖וֹר bemishor HR/Ncmsa with-equity in level ground 1

Occurrences in Scripture

23 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4334-03 Deuteronomy 3:10 הַ/מִּישֹׁ֗ר hamishor HTd/Ncmsa the plain the level plain
H4334-03 Deuteronomy 4:43 הַ/מִּישֹׁ֖ר hamishor HTd/Ncmsa of the plain the level plain
H4334-03 Joshua 13:9 הַ/מִּישֹׁ֥ר hamishor HTd/Ncmsa the plain the level plain
H4334-03 Joshua 13:16 הַ/מִּישֹׁ֖ר hamishor HTd/Ncmsa the plain the level plain
H4334-01 Joshua 13:17 בַּ/מִּישֹׁ֑ר bamishor HRd/Ncmsa in the plain in the level plain
H4334-03 Joshua 13:21 הַ/מִּישֹׁ֔ר hamishor HTd/Ncmsa the plain the level plain
H4334-01 Joshua 20:8 בַּ/מִּישֹׁ֖ר bamishor HRd/Ncmsa on-the-plain in the level plain
H4334-01 1 Kings 20:23 בַּ/מִּישׁ֔וֹר bamishor HRd/Ncmsa in the plain in the level plain
H4334-01 1 Kings 20:25 בַּ/מִּישׁ֔וֹר bamishor HRd/Ncmsa in the plain in the level plain
H4334-02 Isaiah 11:4 בְּ/מִישׁ֖וֹר bemishor HR/Ncmsa with-equity in level ground
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