Proverbs 21:8:6Prov.21.8.W6TAB
יָשָׁ֥ר
yashar
“is upright”
- Transliteration
- ya-SHAR
- Extended
- yaa-SHAAR
- IPA
- /jaːˈʃaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- is upright
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-SHAR
- phraseyour reading level
ya-SHAR pa-o-LO
- clause
ve-ZAKH ya-SHAR pa-o-LO
- sentence
ha-FAKH-PAKH DE-rekh ISH va-ZAR ve-ZAKH ya-SHAR pa-o-LO
Exegesis
The adjective yashar {יָשָׁר | yā-šār} ‘upright’ then governs paolo {פָּעֳלֽוֹ | pā-ʿō-lō} ‘his work’, signifying alignment between character and action. This antithetic parallelism underscores the moral polarity and the causal relationship between one’s nature and deeds.
Root and etymology
RootYod–Shin–Resh
“to be straight, right”
In context — Proverbs 21:8
A man’s course is perverse and strange, but the work of the pure is upright.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 21:8, so the Hebrew word יָשָׁ֥ר (yashar) 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.21.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.8.W6.S1) and character.