Straight in Hebrew is יָשָׁר (yashár).
It can also be said ישיר, ישר בין הוויקטים, or מסודר, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
straight
/stɹeɪt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for straight as an adjective.
not crooked or bent
- יָשָׁרישרyashárIn the Hebrew dictionary
direct, truthful, frank
- יָשִׁירישירyashír
on, or near a line running between the two wickets
- ישר בין הוויקטיםyashar bein ha-viketim
as it should be
- מסודרm'sudármasculine
- מסודרתm'sudéretfeminine
conventional
- רָגִילרגילragílmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- רגילהr'giláfeminine
heterosexual
- סטרייטstreyt
undiluted
- נָקִינקיnakímasculine
- נקייהn'kiyáfeminine
These are the Hebrew words for straight as an adverb.
in a forward direction
- יָשָׁרישרyashárIn the Hebrew dictionary
directly; without pause, delay or detour
- יָשָׁרישרyasharIn the Hebrew dictionary
- ישירותyeshirot
continuously
- בִּרְצִיפוּתברציפותbirtzifut
These are the Hebrew words for straight as a noun.
five cards in sequence
- רֶצֶףרצףrétsefmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- קֶנְטָהקנטהkénta
- סטרייטstréyt
mainstream person
- נורמיnormimasculine
- אדם רגילadam ragilmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word יָשָׁר.
- Written with vowel points
- יָשָׁר
- Written without vowel points
- ישר
- Said
- yashár
- Feminine form
- יְשָׁרָה
- Its meanings in English
- straight, right, straight, right, correct, honestly, straightforwardly, forthrightly, immediately, right away
The Hebrew dictionary's page for ישר, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with straight.
These words come before and after straight in the list.
These are the questions people ask about straight in Hebrew.
How do you say straight in Hebrew?
straight in Hebrew is יָשָׁר, said yashár. Without vowel points it is written ישר.
What are other Hebrew words for straight?
Besides ישר, straight can be said יָשִׁיר (yashír), ישר בין הוויקטים (yashar bein ha-viketim), מסודר (m'sudár), מסודרת (m'sudéret), or רָגִיל (ragíl), depending on the meaning.
What else does ישר mean in English?
Besides straight, ישר can mean right, straight, right, correct, honestly, straightforwardly, forthrightly, and immediately, right away.
How is straight pronounced in English?
straight is pronounced /stɹeɪt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry straight and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.