Job 17:8:2Job.17.8.W2TAB

יְשָׁרִ֣ים

yesharim

the upright

Transliteration
ye-sha-RIM
Extended
yeh-shaa-REEM
IPA
/jəʃaːˈriːm/

Meaning by language

English
the upright

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + שָׁ + רִ֣ים
ye + sha + rim
yesharim

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-sha-RIM

  2. clause

    ya-SHO-mu ye-sha-RIM al-ZOT

  3. sentence

    ya-SHO-mu ye-sha-RIM al-ZOT ve-na-KI al-kha-NEF yit-e-RO-rer

Exegesis

The first clause is verb-initial: yashommu {יָשֹׁ֣מּוּ | yā-šōm-mû} ‘they will be appalled’ precedes the subject yesharim {יְשָׁרִ֣ים | yə-šā-rîm} ‘upright ones,’ giving prominence to the reaction before identifying who reacts.

Root and etymology

y-sh-ryod–shin–resh

to be straight

In contextJob 17:8

The upright will be appalled at this, and the innocent will rouse himself against the godless.

About this coordinate

Job 17:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 17:8, so the Hebrew word יְשָׁרִ֣ים (yesharim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Job.17.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.8.W2.S1) and character.