Proverbs 14:9

אֱ֭וִלִים יָלִ֣יץ אָשָׁ֑ם וּבֵ֖ין יְשָׁרִ֣ים רָצֽוֹן
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
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Proverbs 10:23

כִּשְׂחוֹק לִכְסִיל עֲשׂוֹת זִמָּה וְחָכְמָה לְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃
23
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Proverbs 26:18

כְּֽמִתְלַהְלֵהַּ הַיֹּרֶה זִקִּים חִצִּים וָמָֽוֶת׃
18
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

Romans 14:17

οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ βρῶσις καὶ πόσις ἀλλὰ δικαιοσύνη καὶ εἰρήνη καὶ χαρὰ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ·
17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Proverbs 30:20

כֵּן׀ דֶּרֶךְ אִשָּׁה מְנָאָפֶת אָכְלָה וּמָחֲתָה פִיהָ וְאָמְרָה לֹֽא-פָעַלְתִּי אָֽוֶן׃
20
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

Proverbs 13:15

שֵֽׂכֶל-טוֹב יִתֶּן-חֵן וְדֶרֶךְ בֹּגְדִים אֵיתָֽן׃
15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

Proverbs 1:22

עַד-מָתַי׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ-דָֽעַת׃
22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 8:35

כִּי מֹצְאִי ‫(מצאי)‬ מָצָא חַיִּים וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃
35
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

Jude 1:18

ὅτι ἔλεγον ὑμῖν· ὅτι ἐν ἐσχάτῳ χρόνῳ ἔσονται ἐμπαῖκται κατὰ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ἐπιθυμίας πορευόμενοι τῶν ἀσεβειῶν
18
How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

Proverbs 12:2

טוֹב יָפִיק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָה וְאִישׁ מְזִמּוֹת יַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃
2
A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

Proverbs 3:4

וּמְצָא-חֵן וְשֵֽׂכֶל-טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָֽם׃
4
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

Job 15:16

אַף כִּֽי-נִתְעָב וְֽנֶאֱלָח אִישׁ-שֹׁתֶה כַמַּיִם עַוְלָֽה׃
16
How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

Job 34:7

מִי-גֶבֶר כְּאִיּוֹב יִֽשְׁתֶּה-לַּעַג כַּמָּֽיִם׃
7
What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
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This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
אֱ֭וִלִים Dechi — a lesser break יָלִ֣יץ אָשָׁ֑ם Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּבֵ֖ין יְשָׁרִ֣ים רָצֽוֹן Silluq — end of the verse
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אֱ֭וִלִים
אֱ֭וִלִים
Root word fool, fools, foolish
Dictionary form: אֱוִיל · eh-WEEL
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Aampa
Adjective — masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"
אֱוִלִים Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: fools
a fool ×3 fool ×3 but fools ×2 fools ×2 of the foolish ×2 a foolish ×1 a fools ×1 and the fool ×1
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fool — Direct, widely understood; best default rendering.
foolish person — Clarifies nominal sense when context needs explicitness.
simpleton — Emphasizes lack of wisdom without strong moral condemnation.
dunce — Slightly informal; highlights stubborn ignorance or obtuseness.
blockhead — Colloquial; vivid for rhetorical or poetic passages.
senseless person — Neutral, modern; suits contexts stressing lack of discernment.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB193 H191

BDB192 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB194

אֱוִיל26 adjective (foolish — ׳א Job 5:2 +; plural אֱוִילִים Ps 107:17 +, etc.; — foolish, Prov 29:9 (׳אִישׁ א) Hos 9:7 (predicate of prophet); compare Isa 35:8, elsewhere noun masculine fool (always morally bad), who despises wisdom & discipline Prov 1:7; Prov 15:5 mocks at guilt Prov 14:9 is quarrelsome Prov 20:3 licentious Prov 7:22 it is folly & useless to instruct him Prov 16:22; Prov 27:22 (19 t. Proverbs); compare also Jer 4:22; Job 5:2; Job 5:3; Isa 19:11; Ps 107:17.

Strong's Definition H191
fool, fools, foolish
ʾĕwîl
(figuratively) silly
  • be foolish, foolish
    • (subst)
      • of one who despises wisdom
        • "of one who mocks when guilty"of one who is quarrelsome"of one who is licentious
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 18 English renderings
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יָלִ֣יץ
יָלִ֣יץ
Root word scorner, scorners, interpreter, scorneth, scornful, …
Dictionary form: לוּץ · loots
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Vhi3ms
Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"
יָלִיץ Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular
In English
In the KJV here: make a mock
a scorner ×5 and the scorner ×2 scorneth ×2 and the scorners ×1 and thy teachers ×1 but a scorner ×1 by an interpreter ×1 for scorners ×1
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mocker — Most natural modern noun; suits Proverbs' wisdom literature.
scoffer — Slightly formal; implies open contempt and ridicule.
scorner — Modernized KJV; retains traditional flavor for study Bibles.
cynic — Captures habitual dismissiveness; better in narrative contexts.
interpreter — Use only where diplomatic or mediating sense is in view.
ambassador — Rare; for diplomatic/envoy contexts in historical texts.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4411 H3887

BDB4410 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4412

[לִיץ] verb scorn (Late Hebrew id.; verb not in cognates; compare Phoenician מלץ interpreter CIS22; CIS44; CIS88; Arabic is turn aside (intransitive); hence perhaps properly speak indirectly or obliquely, FlDe Pr.1, 6); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine לַצְתָּ Prov 9:12 Imperfect יָלִיץ Prov 3:34 + 2 t.; Participle לֵץ Prov 9:7 + 11 t.; plural לֵצִים Ps 1:1 + 3 t.; — scorn, וְלַצְתָּ לְבַדְּךָ תִשָּׂא Prov 9:12 if thou scornest thou alone shalt bear it (opposed to חָכַמְתָּ), with accusative Prov 14:9; Prov 19:28 with לְ, לַלֵּצִים הוּאיָֿלִיץ scorners he (God) scorneth Prov 3:34 הַלֵּץ the scorner is proud and haughty Prov 21:24, delights in scorning Prov 1:22, is incapable of discipline Prov 9:7, reproof Prov 9:8 is Prov 15:12, or rebuke is Prov 13:1, cannot find wisdom Prov 14:6 is an abomination Prov 24:9, should be avoided Ps 1:1 smitten and punished for the benefit of the simple Prov 19:25; Prov 21:11 and banished for the removal of contention Prov 22:10 judgment is prepared for him Prov 19:29 || עָרִיץ Isa 29:20 wine is a scorner Prov 20:1. —
Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine plural suffix הֱלִיצֻנִי Ps 119:51 Participle מֵלִיץ Gen 42:23; Job 33:23 plural construct מְלִיצֵי 2Chr 32:31 suffix מְלִיצַי Job 16:20 מְלִיצֶיךָ Isa 43:27 —
1. deride Job 16:20; Ps 119:51.
2. Participle interpreter Gen 42:23 (E); figurative of intermediaries between God and man, Job 33:28; Isa 43:27 ambassador 2Chr 32:31. Po`lel Participle plural לֹצֲצִים (מְ dropped Köii. 479) scorners Hos 7:5. Hithpa`el Imperfect תִּתְלוֺצָ֑צוּ act as a scorner, shew oneself a mocker, Isa 28:22.

Strong's Definition H3887
scorner, scorners, interpreter, scorneth, scornful, …
lûṣ
properly, to make mouths at, i.e., to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
  • to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly
    • (Qal)
      • to boast
        • "to scorn
      (Hiphil)
      • to mock, deride
        • "to interpret (language)
        • interpreter (participle)
          • "ambassador (figuratively)
      (Hithpalpel) to be inflated, scoff, act as a scorner, show oneself a mocker
Variations 15 forms of this word
Translations 21 English renderings
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Word Parts
אָשָׁ֑ם
אָשָׁ֑ם
Root word offering, trespass, sin, trespasses, guiltiness
Dictionary form: אָשָׁם · aw-SHAWM
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsa
Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state
אָשָׁם Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: at sin
of the trespass offering ×9 for a trespass offering ×7 and the trespass offering ×3 his trespass offering ×3 for his trespass ×2 him for a trespass offering ×2 is a trespass offering ×2 the trespass ×2
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guilt offering — Standard modern scholarly term; preferred in academic/study Bibles.
reparation offering — Emphasizes the compensatory, restorative function of the sacrifice.
penalty offering — Highlights punitive or legal dimension of the ritual.
guilt — When the lemma refers to the state of wrongdoing, not the sacrifice.
offense — Suitable for contexts stressing the act of wrongdoing itself.
liability — Legal register; useful when financial or property wrongdoing is in view.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB823 H817

BDB822 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB824

אָשָׁם noun masculine offence, guilt — ׳א Gen 26:10 + 37 t., suffix אֲשָׁמוֺ Num 5:7 + 7 t.; —

1. offence, trespass, fault Ps 68:22 (guiltiness RV).
2. guilt Gen 26:10 (J) Prov 14:9; Jer 51:5.
3. compensation, לְהָשִׁיב הָאָשָׁם אֵלָיו to whom to return the compensation (or satisfaction for injury) Num 5:7; Num 5:8 (P; restitution for guilt RV).
4. trespass-offering (AV, but guilt-offering RV) used only in Lev 5; Lev 6:10; Lev 7:1; Lev 14:1; Lev 19:21; Lev 19:22; Lev 6:12; Lev 18:9 (P), & Ezek 40:39; Ezek 42:13; Ezek 44:29; Ezek 46:20, compare Ezra 10:19. This offering seems to have been confined to offences against God or man that could be estimated and so covered by compensation. The ordinary trespass-offering was a ram, together with restitution and a penalty of a fifth of its value. The trespass-offerings of the leper and Nazirite were he-lambs Lev 14; Num 6:12 if the person who suffered wrong or his kinsmen were not living the fine went to the priests. The victims were offered, the blood and fat pieces going to the altar, the skin and flesh to the priests. There seems to have been no application of the blood to the horns of the altar (the chief ceremony of the sin-offering) because the guilt was not expiated at the altar but by compensation to the wronged person or his representative. A part of the blood of the leper's trespass-offering was applied to his person to consecrate him (as in the case of the ram of consecration to consecrate the priests Lev 8:23). The trespass-offering is unknown to J E D and the older Hebrew literature. However, the Philistines send an אשׁם of golden mice and tumours 1Sam 6:3; 1Sam 6:4; 1Sam 6:8; 1Sam 6:17, and an אשׁם of money was given to the priests 2Kgs 12:17, but these are entirely different from the trespass-offering of P. The Messianic servant offers himself as an אשׁם in compensation for the sins of the people, interposing for them as their substitute Isa 53:10 (incorrectly, sin-offering AV RV). See further OehlerOT Theol. § 137 Di Lev 5:14.

Strong's Definition H817
offering, trespass, sin, trespasses, guiltiness
ʾāšām
guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering
  • guilt, offense, guiltiness
    • offense, trespass, fault
      • "guilt, guiltiness"compensation (for offense)"trespass offering, guilt offering
Variations 15 forms of this word
Translations 23 English renderings
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וּ בֵ֖ין
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בֵ֖ין
Preposition between, among, betwixt, at, from, …
Dictionary form: בֵּין · bane
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/R
Preposition
וּ Speech Conjunction
בֵין Speech Preposition
In English
In the KJV here: but among
between ×126 among ×22 and between ×12 at ×12 from between ×12 between me ×11 and thee ×10 and ×9
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between — Default choice for two parties or points.
among — Prefer when more than two entities are involved.
in the middle of — Emphasizes spatial or figurative centrality.
separating — Use when the sense of division or distinction is foregrounded.
within — Suitable for interior or enclosed contexts.
distinguishing — Fits contexts of discernment or making a distinction.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1037 H996 H1143

BDB1036 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1038

[בַּ֫יִן] substantive properly interval, space between ( id.) — construct בֵּין once Isa 44:4 (Baer) בֵּן, בֵּינִי, ֵ˜בּינְךָ, בֵינֵךְ, בֵּינוֺ (בֵּינָיו Josh 3:4; Josh 8:11 Qr); with plural suffix in plural form בֵּינֵינוּ (בֵּנֵינוּ), etc.; also בֵּינוֺת Ezek 10:2 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:6 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:7 (twice in verse) (+ Ezek 1:13 ᵐ5 Hi Ew etc. for דְּמוּת), בֵּינוֺתֵינוּ Gen 26:28; Josh 22:34; Judg 11:10, בֵּינוֺתָם Gen 42:23; 2Sam 21:7; Jer 25:16 dual בֵּנַיִם (see below); —

1. always (except dual) as preposition in the interval of, between (so Aramaic בֵּין, & plural בֵּינֵי, , ; ), as Gen 15:17 בֵּין הַגְּזָרִים between the pieces, Exod 13:9 and elsewhere בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ between thy eyes (see עַיִן), Isa 22:11 and elsewhere between the two walls (see חוֺמָה), Job 24:11; Job 30:7; Job 40:30 part him between merchants; rather more generally among Hos 13:15; Song 2:2; Song 2:3; Ezek 19:2; Ezek 31:3; Job 34:37 less exactly within Prov 26:13 a lion is בֵּין הָֽרְחֹבוֺת within the board places (compare Prov 23:13 בְּתוֺךְ): once with a singular (unusual) Dan 8:16 בֵּין אוּלַי between the Ulai, i.e. between its banks. When the space separating two distinct objects is to be indicated, this is done
  a. most commonly by repeating בין, as Gen 13:3 בֵּין בֵּיתְאֵל וּבֵין הָעָ֑י literally in the interval of Bethel, and in the interval of `Ai, i.e. between Bethel and `Ai, Gen 16:14; Gen 17:7; Gen 31:50; Gen 31:51 + often
  b. more rarely by בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְ, Gen 1:6 dividing בֵּין מַיִם לָמָ֑יִם literally in the interval of waters with reference to waters, i.e. between the waters and the waters, Lev 20:25; Lev 27:33; Deut 17:8 (3 t. in verse); 2Sam 19:36; 1Kgs 3:9; Ezek 41:18; Ezek 42:20; Ezek 44:23 (twice in verse); Jonah 4:11; Mal 3:18 (twice in verse); 2Chr 14:10.
  c. by בֵּין ֗֗֗ וּלְ Joel 2:17.
  d. by בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְבֵין Isa 59:2. בֵּין is used not only of actual locality, but also with verbs of dividing (figurative) Gen 1:14; Lev 10:10, and of judging, knowing, teaching, etc., if the idea of distinguishing be involved, as Gen 16:5; 2Sam 19:36 הַאֵדַע בֵּין טוֺב לְרָע can I discern between good and evil ? 1Kgs 3:9; Jonah 4:11; Gen 31:49 (watch between), Judg 11:10 (hear), Josh 22:27 (witness), Isa 2:4 and he shall judge (arbitrate) between the nations, Isa 5:3; Lev 27:33; Ezek 44:23; Mal 3:18; 2Chr 14:10 (see RV); and in other metaphoric applications, as of a covenant or sign between two contracting parties, Gen 9:12; Gen 9:15; Exod 31:13 +; or an oath Gen 26:28; 2Sam 21:7 enmity or strife Gen 3:15; Gen 13:7; Deut 25:1; Prov 6:19 peace 1Kgs 5:26 good-will Prov 14:9. — It is used of time in the phrase of P בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם (see below עֶרֶב), & Neh 5:18 בֵּין עֲשֶׂרֶת יָמִים during the interval of ten days, i.e. every ten days (unusual).With other prepositions: —
  a. אֶלבֵּֿין, after a verb implying motion, in between, in among Ezek 31:10; Ezek 31:14. So אֶלבֵּֿינוֺת לְ ib. Ezek 10:2.
  b. בְּבֵן Isa 44:4 in the midst of, amongst (ᵐ5 Ew Di Che כְּבֵין מַיִם חָצִיר).
  c. עַלבֵּֿין nearly as אֶלבֵּֿין Ezek 19:11
  d. מִבֵּין from between: Gen 49:10 nor the ruler's staff מִבֵּין רַגְלָיו from between his feet (where, as the king sits in state, he holds it), Exod 25:22 from between the cherubim (so Num 7:89), Hos 2:4; Zech 6:1; Zech 9:7; Deut 28:57 the after-birth הַיּוֺצֵת מִבֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ that cometh forth from between her feet, i.e. from her womb (compare Il. 19. 10 πεσεῖν μετὰ ποσσὶ γυναικός) Repeated 2Kgs 16:14 to specify the two objects from between which a thing is moved. Ezek 47:18 is difficult and uncertain: see Commentaries Less precisely from, the midst of: Num 17:2 מִבֵּין הַשְּׂרֵפָה out of the midst of the burning, Ps 104:12 מִבֵּין עֳפָאִים from amongst the branches they utter their song, Jer 48:45 and a flame מִבֵּין סִיחוֺן from the midst of Sihon (Sihon representing his people: but expression is singular; read perhaps ׳מִבֵּית ס, compare Num 21:28 ׳מִקִּרְיַת ס: || in both passages מֵחֶשְׁבּוֺן), Ezek 37:21.
  e. מִבֵּינוֺת לְ from between Ezek 10:2; Ezek 10:6 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:7.
2. Dual בֵּנַ֫יִם space between two armies (= Greek μεταίχμιον), 1Sam 17:4; 1Sam 17:23 אִישׁ הַבֵּנַיִם man of the μεταίχμιον, i.e. champion (of Goliath).

BDB1038 H996

BDB1037 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1039

בֵּית feminine of בַּיִן, בֵּין (NöM 194 f.; Syriac often, PS470) preposition between Ezek 41:9b (to be joined with vEzek 41:10 see RVm), unless indeed a mere error for בֵּין (which Ezekiel often uses); also Prov 8:2 accusative To ᵐ5 (ἀνὰ μέσον) ᵑ7 ᵑ9 Hi Ew§217 g; and Job 8:17 according to ᵐ5 Ew Di1 (Di2 undecided).

BDB9369 H996 H997

BDB9368 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9370

בֵּין preposition between (Biblical Hebrew [בַּ֫יִן,] בֵּין; ᵑ7, בֵּין, בֵּינֵי Syriac , ), Dan 7:5 with suffix 3 plural masculine בֵּינֵיהוֺן vDan 7:7 Kt (Qr 3 plural feminine בֵּינֵיהֵן).

Strong's Definition H996
between, among, betwixt, at, from, …
bên
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
  • between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between
Variations 39 forms of this word
Translations 63 English renderings
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יְשָׁרִ֣ים
יְשָׁרִ֣ים
Root word right, upright, righteous, straight, convenient, …
Dictionary form: יָשָׁר · yaw-SHAWR
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Aampa
Adjective — masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"
יְשָׁרִים Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: the righteous
that which was right ×20 of the upright ×9 the upright ×8 that which is right ×7 and right ×6 is right ×5 and upright ×4 right ×4
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upright — Best for moral character; widely understood in modern English.
honest — Emphasizes integrity and sincerity in conduct.
straightforward — Highlights directness and transparency of character.
just — Stresses fairness and conformity to a moral standard.
right — General-purpose; suitable when the meaning is broadly 'correct or proper'.
righteous — Strong moral/theological register; use in explicitly religious contexts.
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BDB3825 H3477

BDB3824 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3826

יָשָׁר adjective straight, right; — ׳י 1Sam 29:6 + 70 t.; construct יְשַׁר Prov 29:27 feminine יְשָׁרָה Ezek 1:7 + 4 t.; plural יְשָׁרִים Num 23:10 + 31 t.; construct יִשְׁרֵי Ps 7:11 + 8 t.; feminine יְשָׁרוֺת Ezek 1:23 (strike out Co); —

1. straight, level, of a way Isa 26:7; Jer 31:9; Ps 107:7; Ezra 8:21 foot Ezek 1:7 wings vEzek 1:23 (? see above)
2. right, pleasing:
  a. to God, הַיָּשָׁר בעיני that which is right, pleasing in the eyes of, agreeable to (either construct before ׳י, or with suffixes referring to him), especially in Deuteronomic writers, Exod 15:26 (R), Deut 12:25; Deut 13:19; Deut 21:9; 1Kgs 11:33; 1Kgs 11:38; 1Kgs 14:8; 1Kgs 15:5; 1Kgs 15:11; 1Kgs 22:43 = 2Chr 20:32, 2Kgs 10:30; 2Kgs 12:3; 2Kgs 14:3; 2Kgs 15:3; 2Kgs 15:34; 2Kgs 16:2; 2Kgs 18:3; 2Kgs 22:3 = 2Chr 24:2; 2Chr 25:2; 2Chr 26:4; 2Chr 27:2; 2Chr 28:1; 2Chr 29:2; 2Chr 34:2; Jer 34:15 ׳הישׁר והטוב בעיני י Deut 6:18 ׳הטוב והישׁר בעיני י Deut 12:28; 2Chr 14:1 ׳הטוב והישׁר והאמת לפני י 2Chr 31:20.
  b. to man, (ה)ישׁר בעיני Deut 12:8; Judg 17:6; Judg 21:25; 2Sam 19:7; Jer 40:5; Prov 12:15; Prov 21:2 (ה)טוב ו(ה)ישׁר בעיני Josh 9:25 (D), Jer 26:14; Jer 40:4 יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵיאִֿישׁ Prov 14:12 there is a way which is pleasing before a man = Prov 16:25.
3. straightforward, just upright:
  a. of God, צַדִּיק וְיָשָׁר הוא Deut 32:4 (song); ׳טוב וישׁר י Ps 25:8 ׳ישׁר י Ps 92:16 his ways Hos 14:10 his משׁפטים Neh 9:13; Ps 119:137 פִּקּוּדִים Ps 19:9 דָּבָר Ps 33:4 the words of divine wisdom Prov 8:9.
  b. of man, God made him upright Eccl 7:29 but יָשָׁר בָּאָדָם אָ֑יִן Mic 7:2 an upright man among men there is none and yet Job is תָּם וְיָשָׁר Job 1:1 (see Da), vJob 1:8; Job 2:3, compare Ps 37:37 זַךְ וישׁר Job 8:6 so earlier of David as an uprightman 1Sam 29:6 of man's doings || זַךְ Prov 20:11, compare Prov 21:8 of his way of life || טובה 1Sam 12:23 יְשַׁרדֶּֿרֶךְ Prov 29:27 יִשְׁרֵיּדֶֿרֶךְ Ps 37:14 of his heart, mind, and will, יִשְׁרֵי לֵבָב upright of heart 2Chr 29:34 יִשְׁרֵילֵֿב Ps 7:11; Ps 11:2; Ps 32:11; Ps 36:11; Ps 64:11; Ps 94:15; Ps 97:11 יְשָׁרִים בְּלִבּוֺתָם Ps 125:4.
  c. as a noun, (1) with reference to things, יָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי the right I have perverted Job 33:27 הַיְשָׁרָה יְעַקֵּ֑שׁוּ Mic 3:9 pervert the right (literally twist that which is straight); דֹּבֵר יְשָׁרִים speaketh right things Prov 16:13, compare 2Kgs 10:15. (2) more commonly of men, in singular (ה)יָשָׁר Mic 2:7; Mic 7:4; 2Kgs 10:3; Prov 21:29; Job 23:7 collective, Ps 11:7 also in סֵפֶר הַיָּשָׁר book of the upright Josh 10:13; 2Sam 1:18 (compare 1Kgs 8:53 ᵐ5; DrIntr. 182), a collection of ancient national poetry; in plural יְשָׁרִים the upright, of pious Israel Num 23:10 (song E); elsewhere of the upright among the people of God as distinguished from the wicked, in Wisdom Literature. Job 4:7; Job 17:8; Prov 2:7; Prov 2:21; Prov 3:32; Prov 11:3; Prov 11:6; Prov 11:11; Prov 12:6; Prov 14:9; Prov 14:11; Prov 15:8; Prov 15:19; Prov 16:17; Prov 21:18; Prov 28:10; Prov 29:10, in late Ps 33:1; Ps 49:15; Ps 107:42; Ps 111:1; Ps 112:2; Ps 112:4; Ps 140:14 and Dan 11:17.
4. abstract, uprightness, בֶּאֱמֶת וְיָשָׁר Ps 111:8 (Thes), but read rather ישֶׁר with Hi Ri Bae, after ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Jerome.

Strong's Definition H3477
right, upright, righteous, straight, convenient, …
yāšār
straight (literally or figuratively)
  • straight, upright, correct, right
    • straight, level
      • "right, pleasing, correct"straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper"uprightness, righteous, upright"that which is upright (subst)
Variations 22 forms of this word
Translations 55 English renderings
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Word Parts
רָצֽוֹן
רָצֽוֹן
Root word favour, will, acceptable, delight, pleasure, …
Dictionary form: רָצוֹן · raw-TSONE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsa
Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state
רָצֽוֹן Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
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In the KJV here: there is favour
favour ×5 according to his will ×3 acceptable ×2 are his delight ×2 his pleasure ×2 in an acceptable ×2 is his delight ×2 it at your own will ×2
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favor — Best default; covers divine/human goodwill and approval.
pleasure — Emphasizes delight or satisfaction; good for royal/divine contexts.
delight — Highlights emotional warmth; prefer when joy is foregrounded.
will — Stresses volition or intent; suits 'according to his will' contexts.
desire — Foregrounds longing or wish; useful in personal/petitionary settings.
acceptance — Technical cultic sense; best for ritual/offering acceptability.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8075 H7522

BDB8074 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8076

רָצוֺן noun [masculine] goodwill, favour, acceptance, will; — absolute ׳ר Deut 33:23 +; construct רְצוֺן Ps 145:19 +; suffix רְצוֺנִי Isa 60:10, רְצֹנוֺ Dan 8:4 +, etc.; —

1. goodwill, favour:
  a. of God, Deut 33:16; Isa 60:10; Ps 5:13; Ps 30:6; Ps 30:8; Ps 51:20; Ps 89:18; Ps 106:4; Prov 8:35; Prov 12:2; Prov 18:22 ׳עֵת ר Isa 49:8; Ps 69:14 ׳יוֺם ר Isa 58:5 ׳שְׁנַתרֿ Isa 61:2 || בְּרָכָה Deut 33:23 opposed to תּוֺעֵבָה Prov 11:1; Prov 11:20; Prov 12:22; Prov 15:8.
  b. of men: in general Prov 10:32; Prov 11:27; Prov 14:9 of kings vProv 14:35; Prov 16:13; Prov 16:15; Prov 19:12.
2. acceptance, of persons, offering sacrifice, לרצון לפני יהוה Exod 28:38 (P); with ל person for acceptance for him before ׳י; with suffix person לרצנוֺ Lev 1:3 abbreviated לְרָצוֺן לָכֶם Lev 22:20, לרצנכם Lev 19:5; Lev 22:19; Lev 22:29; Lev 23:11, לצֵּון Lev 22:21; Isa 56:7; Jer 6:20; Ps 19:15 (of words; compare Hos 14:3); על רצון Isa 60:7 (read לְ, so Manuscripts, see Gi, also Du), רצון Mal 2:13.
3. will, desire, pleasure:
  a. of God, ׳עשׂה ר do his will Ezra 10:11; Ps 40:9; Ps 103:21; Ps 143:10.
  b. of man, עשׂה כרצונוֺ do according to his will, exactly as he pleased, Dan 8:4; Dan 11:3; Dan 11:16; Dan 11:36; Neh 9:24; Esth 1:8; Esth 9:5, compare Neh 9:37 desire Ps 145:16; Ps 145:19; 2Chr 15:15 = self-will Gen 49:6 (poem).

Strong's Definition H7522
favour, will, acceptable, delight, pleasure, …
rāṣôn
delight (especially as shown)
  • pleasure, delight, favor, goodwill, acceptance, will
    • goodwill, favor
      • "acceptance"will, desire, pleasure, self-will
Variations 28 forms of this word
Translations 40 English renderings
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