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יֹשֶׁר H3476
H3476 is the Hebrew word יֹשֶׁר, transliterated yôsher and said yo'-sher. The King James Version most often renders it uprightness.
What it means
the right.
Where it comes from
from H3474 (יָשַׁר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: equity, meet, right, upright(-ness).
Verses using יֹשֶׁר
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 9:5 · KJV
Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
1 Kings 9:4 · KJV
And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
1 Chronicles 29:17 · KJV
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
Job 6:25 · KJV
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Job 33:3 · KJV
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Psalm 25:21 · KJV
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
Psalm 119:7 · KJV
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Proverbs 2:13 · KJV
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 4:11 · KJV
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Proverbs 11:24 · KJV
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Proverbs 14:2 · KJV
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 · KJV
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3476 mean?
H3476 is the Hebrew word יֹשֶׁר (yôsher), meaning the right.
How is H3476 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it uprightness (7 times), right (2 times), or for the uprightness (1 time), more than is meet (1 time), upright (1 time).
How many times does H3476 appear in the Bible?
יֹשֶׁר (yôsher) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3476 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3474 (יָשַׁר).
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