יְשָׁרָה
yish.rah
uprightness
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Analysis of יְשָׁרָה (yisharah) The Hebrew word יְשָׁרָה (yisharah) carries the meaning of "uprightness," referring to a state of being straight, direct, or morally upright. Based on the lexical data provided, this term appears only once in the biblical text, which significantly limits our ability to establish a full semantic range or to observe how the word's meaning might shift across different contexts. Because yisharah occurs in only a single biblical passage, we cannot determine from the available evidence whether it carries secondary meanings, how it compares to related terms, or how its usage might vary by genre or historical period. The word belongs to a semantic family concerned with straightness and rectitude—concepts important in both physical and moral descriptions—but without multiple attestations, we cannot specify its precise scope or nuance beyond the basic definition of "uprightness." The single occurrence means this word likely represents either a rare synonym for more common alternatives, a technical or specialized term, or a word that fell out of use over the biblical period. Any deeper significance it may have held in Israelite thought remains inaccessible through the lexical data alone.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text