Hebrew · H3477, H5869 · unreviewed

הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו

Straight (literally or figuratively) · an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

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יָשָׁר H3477 straight (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation yashar
Ethical straightness: literal rectitude becomes moral uprightness, especially God's righteous ordering of creation and covenant
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עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

What does הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו (hayyashar be'enav) mean in the Bible?

יָשָׁר · עַיִן is a Hebrew word meaning "what is right or fitting in one's own perception".

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Meaning

what is right or fitting in one's own perception
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