יָשָׁר
Meanings
Adjective
1. right, straight
2. right, correct (complying with justice)
3. honestly, straightforwardly, forthrightly (colloquial)
4. immediately, right away (slang)
Pronunciation
yashár
Examples121
אֲנִי יָשָׁר בָּא אליך.
I'm coming to you right away.
[…] כִּי תַּעֲשֶׂה הַטוֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃
[…] because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord your God.
שָׁמַר־תָּם וְרָאָה יָשָׁר כִּי־אַחֲרִית לאִישׁ שָׁלוֹם׃
Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
לוּ הוּא הָיָה יָשָׁר, הֵם היו מעסיקים אוֹתוֹ.
If he had been honest, they would have employed him.
אֲנִי חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁהוּא אָדָם יָשָׁר.
I think he's an honest man.
אֲנִי רואה בָּהּ אִשָּׁה יְשָׁרָה.
I consider her to be an honest woman.