Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
uprightness
Usage: 1) evenness, uprightness, straightness, equity 1a) evenness, level, smoothness 1b) uprightness, equity 1c) rightly (as adv)
Meyshar means “evenness” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G4339 — proselytos (“proselyte”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H4339 מֵישָׁר (meyshar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. meyshar (may-shawr') n-m. 1. evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord 2. also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense It has 19 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
meyshar (may-shawr') n-m. 1. evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord 2. also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense 3. often adverbially) [from H3474] KJV: agreement, aright, that are equal, equity, (things that are) right(-eously, things), sweetly, upright(-ly, -ness). Root(s): H3474
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uprightness
Usage: 1) evenness, uprightness, straightness, equity 1a) evenness, level, smoothness 1b) uprightness, equity 1c) rightly (as adv)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render meyshar, 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.
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19 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4339.
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.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4339, grouped by book.
Meyshar (Strong's H4339) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "evenness". meyshar (may-shawr') n-m. 1. evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord 2. also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense
This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H4339 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4339 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.