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Yeshara (ישרה) means justice in Hebrew.

It can also mean rightness. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

יְשָׁרָה
yeshara
noun · feminine
In English

justice, rightness

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with י

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yeshara.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    צדק, יושר.
    שִׁמְעוּ נָא זֹאת רָאשֵׁי בֵּית יַעֲקֹב וּקְצִינֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמֲתַעֲבִים מִשְׁפָּט וְאֵת כָּל הַיְשָׁרָה יְעַקֵּשׁוּ
  2. 2
    נכונות (היות נכון).

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Yeshara is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
יְשָׁרָה
Written without vowel points
ישרה
Said
yeshara
Root
י־ש־ר
Pattern
קְטָלָה
Inflections
יִשְׁרַת־
Gematria
515

This is how Yeshara is said in other languages.

English
justice, rightness
Arabic
عدالة, صحة

These words mean nearly the same as Yeshara.

  • יושר
  • תום לב

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These words mean the opposite of Yeshara.

  • עוול

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These words rhyme with Yeshara.

The word Yeshara is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • ישרת לבב
  • ישרת לב

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The word Yeshara comes from the root י־ש־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Yeshara in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Yeshara.

What does Yeshara (⁨ישרה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Yeshara (⁨ישרה⁩) means justice and rightness. It is said yeshara, with the stress on ra.

What is a synonym for Yeshara (⁨ישרה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Yeshara (⁨ישרה⁩) are ⁨יושר⁩ and ⁨תום לב⁩.

What is the opposite of Yeshara (⁨ישרה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Yeshara (⁨ישרה⁩) are ⁨עוול⁩.

What rhymes with Yeshara (⁨ישרה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Yeshara (⁨ישרה⁩) include ⁨צורה⁩, ⁨תורה⁩, ⁨מטרה⁩, ⁨חברה⁩, ⁨יצירה⁩, and ⁨סירה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ישרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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