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Hebrew
Etymology
Compare Arabic يَسِير (yasīr, “easy, plain, simple”)
Pronunciation
Adjective
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.
- (colloquial) honestly, straightforwardly, forthrightly
- (slang) immediately, right away
- אני ישר בא אליך. ― I'm coming to you right away.
Derived terms
Noun
יֹשֶׁר • (yósher) m
- defective spelling of יושר
Verb
יִשֵּׁר • (yishér) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of יישר