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mēšār מֵישָׁר ‘uprightness’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yāšar יָשַׁר ‘to smooth’
Roots: ישׁר

mēšār n, m
1) evenness, uprightness, straightness, equity
 1a) evenness, level, smoothness
 1b) uprightness, equity
 1c) rightly (as adv)

Mentioned in Isaiah 33:15, 45:19, 26:7 Psalms 58:2, 99:4, 96:10, 75:3, 98:9, 9:9, 17:2 Proverbs 23:31, 2:9, 8:6, 23:16, 1:3 Song of Songs 1:4, 7:10 Daniel 11:6 1 Chronicles 29:17

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