לַ֭/יְשָׁרִים
𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌
layesharim
for-the-upright
from יָשַׁר; straight (literally or figuratively); convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
H3477
Proverbs 2:7 · Word #3
Lexicon H3477
| Lemma | יָשָׁר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤔𐤓 |
| Transliteration | yâshâr |
| Strong's | H3477 |
| In-context | for-the-upright |
Morphology HRd/Aampa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3477-03
for the straight-upright ones
| Root | ישר (y-š-r) |
| Core Meanings | straightness, uprightness, levelness, rightness, integrity |
| Semantic Range | literally straight or level; figuratively upright, just, right, proper, fitting, morally aligned |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, what is “straight” is morally aligned with יהוה’s will. The upright are those whose conduct matches the straight path, contrasting with the crooked or perverse; thus the term expresses both ethical integrity and covenantal alignment. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ל with assimilated definite article (לַ) + adjective יְשָׁרִים, masculine plural absolute of יָשָׁר (“straight, upright”). Functions substantivally: “the upright ones.” |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective יְשָׁרִים is masculine plural, here with the prefixed preposition לַ (“for/to the”) and definite sense, so it refers to a specific group: “the … ones.” Rendering it “straight-upright ones” preserves the root sense of ישר as straight or level, while also conveying its moral extension to uprightness. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ישר (straightness, uprightness, levelness, rightness, integrity)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3474-01 |
ayasher | I will set straight |
H4339-01 |
bemeysharim | in straightnesses |
H4334-02 |
hamishor | the level-place |
H3477-02 |
hayesharah | the straight (feminine) one |
H3474-02 |
hvshr | you were made straight |
H4334-03 |
lemishor | to a level-place |
H3477-04 |
leyisherey | to the upright men |
|
miyosher | uprightness |
H3477-05 |
uleyisherey | and to the upright ones of |
H4334-04 |
uvemishor | and in straightness |
H3476-02 |
uveyosher | and in straightness |
H3474-03 |
vayishar | and he was upright |
H3477-06 |
vehayashar | and the upright one |
H3477-08 |
vekhayashar | and as the upright one |
H3477-11 |
visharim | and upright men |
H3474-04 |
vshr | I will make straight |
H3474-05 |
yasherah | she was upright |
H3477-14 |
yesharah | upright one (feminine singular) |
H3477-15 |
yesharim | upright ones |
H3477-16 |
yesharot | upright ones |
H3474-07 |
yeyasher | he makes straight |
H3474-08 |
yishar | he will be upright |
H3476-03 |
yosher | straightness |
Word Usage (119 occurrences of H3477)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 15:26 | וְ/הַ/יָּשָׁ֤ר | vehayashar | and the right |
| Numbers 23:10 | יְשָׁרִ֔ים | yesharim | of the upright |
| Deuteronomy 6:18 | הַ/יָּשָׁ֥ר | hayashar | the-right |