יָשַׁר (yāšar) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be smooth. It appears
28 times
in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3474).
Also rendered
to smooth
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 930)
Range of meaning (TWOT 930)be smooth, straight, right; go straight, be pleasing, agreeable, straightforward, upright; make smooth, lead straight along, direct, esteem right, approve; gold made level, laid smoothly out, upon the graven work; even, be, make…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
יָשַׁרverb: be smooth, straight, right
Qal
1.go straight
2.figuratively, be pleasing, agreeable, right
3.in ethical sense, straightforward, upright
Piel
1.make smooth, straight
2.lead straight along, direct
3.esteem right, approve
Pualgold made level, laid smoothly out, upon the graven work
Strong's H3474יָשַׁר: to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous KJV:direct, fit, seem good (meet), please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.