Yashar (ישר) means straight in Hebrew.
It can also mean honest and decent. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
straight, honest, decent
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Yashar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קו חד ממדי רציף אינסופי באורכו שמייצג את המרחק הקצר ביותר בין כל שתי נקודות הנמצאות עליו.
אֹרַח לַצַּדִּיק מֵישָׁרִים יָשָׁר; מַעְגַּל צַדִּיק תְּפַלֵּס.
- 2נוהג בהגינות ובאדיבות, רודף שלום ונוח לבריות.
הַצּוּר תָּמִים פָּעֳלוֹ, כִּי כָל־דְּרָכָיו מִשְׁפָּט; אֵל אֱמוּנָה וְאֵין עָוֶל, צַדִּיק וְיָשָׁר הוּא.
- 3עממי, תואר־הפועלבמהירות; בלי עיכובים; בלי להתחמק.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yashar is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יָשָׁר
- Written without vowel points
- ישר
- Said
- yashar
- Root
- י־ש־ר
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- יְשָׁרִים
- Feminine form
- יְשָׁרָה
- Inflections
- נ' יְשָׁרָה, יִשְׁרַת־; ר' יְשָׁרִים, יִשְׁרֵי־; נ"ר יְשָׁרוֹת; יְשַׁר־
- Gematria
- 510
This is how Yashar is said in other languages.
- English
- straight, honest, decent
- Arabic
- مستقيم
- Russian
- прямой, честный
- French
- droit, rectiligne, intègre
- Spanish
- recto, decente, honesto, integro
- German
- gerade, ehrlich, redlich, anständig
These words mean nearly the same as Yashar.
- הוגן
- ישירות
- מיידimmediately
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yashar.
- עקום
- בוגדcheater
- נוכלcon artist
- רמאי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yashar.
The word Yashar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זווית ישרה
- ישר בעיניו
- ישר דרך
- ישר לב
- שנת ישרים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Yashar comes from the root י־ש־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Yashar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yashar.
What does Yashar (ישר) mean in Hebrew?
Yashar (ישר) means straight, honest, and decent. It is said yashar, with the stress on shar.
What is a synonym for Yashar (ישר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yashar (ישר) are הוגן, ישירות, and מייד.
What is the opposite of Yashar (ישר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yashar (ישר) are עקום, בוגד, נוכל, and רמאי.
What rhymes with Yashar (ישר)?
Words that rhyme with Yashar (ישר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, זכר, and סוכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ישר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.