יָשַׁר בְּעֵינֵי הַיּוֹצֵר
To be straight or even ; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make ) right , pleasant , prosperous · an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) · to mould into a form; especially as a potter ; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
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יָשַׁר H3474 to be straight or even ; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make ) right , pleasant , prosperous
עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
יָצַר H3335 to mould into a form; especially as a potter ; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
What does יָשַׁר בְּעֵינֵי הַיּוֹצֵר (yashar beenei hayyotser) mean in the Bible?
יָשַׁר · עַיִן · יָצַר is a Hebrew word meaning "right in the potter’s eyes".
Full entry for יָשַׁר בְּעֵינֵי הַיּוֹצֵר (H3474, H5869, H3335) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 7×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 7×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.