Proverbs 2:13:3Prov.2.13.W3TAB
יֹ֑שֶׁר
yosher
“uprightness”
- Transliteration
- YO-sher
- Extended
- YOH-shehr
- IPA
- /ˈjoː.ʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- uprightness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YO-sher
- clause
ha-O-ze-VIM A-re-KHOT YO-sher
- sentence
ha-O-ze-VIM A-re-KHOT YO-sher la-LE-khet be-dar-KHE-kho-SHEKH
Exegesis
The construct phrase orkhoth yosher {אָרְח֣וֹת יֹ֑שֶׁר | ’orḵôṯ yôšer} ‘paths of uprightness’ links a plural noun with an abstract noun to express moral courses.
Root and etymology
RootYod–Shin–Resh
“to be straight, upright”
In context — Proverbs 2:13
Those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 2:13, so the Hebrew word יֹ֑שֶׁר (yosher) 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 Prov.2.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.13.W3.S1) and character.