Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
uprightness
Usage: 1) straightness, uprightness 1a) straightness, evenness (moral implications) 1b) rightness, uprightness 1c) what is right, what is due
Strong's Number
H3476
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
7
Strong's H3476 Quick Answer
Strong's H3476 יוֹשֶׁר (yosher) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yosher (yo'-sher) n-m. 1. the right [from H3474] It has 14 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include right, meet, equity, and upright. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- yosher (yo'-sher) n-m. 1. the right [from H3474]
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- right, meet, equity, and upright
Meaning and Definition
yosher (yo'-sher) n-m. 1. the right [from H3474] KJV: equity, meet, right, upright(-ness). Root(s): H3474
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3476. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3476 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yosher, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H3476 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3476 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3476 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
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:
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3476.
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.
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:
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.
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3476, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 5 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3476 FAQ
What does yosher (יֹשֶׁר) mean?
Yosher (Strong's H3476) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "right". yosher (yo'-sher) n-m. 1. the right [from H3474]
How many times is yosher (יֹשֶׁר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H3476 across 7 books.
Where can I study yosher (יֹשֶׁר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3476 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate yosher (יֹשֶׁר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as right, meet, equity, and upright. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.