יְשֻׁרוּן
𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤍
Yeshurun
H3484 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A poetic or symbolic name for the people of Israel, conveying the idea of being upright, just, or honorable. In biblical texts, used as a designation for the collective nation in settings emphasizing moral rectitude or ideal character.
Semantic Range
upright (as an idealized epithet for Israelites), poetic or symbolic name for the people of Israel, honorable one/nation
Root / Etymology
From the root יָשַׁר (yāshar), meaning 'to be straight, right, upright'. יְשֻׁרוּן is a diminutive or affectionate form that can be understood as 'the upright one' or 'upright people', functioning as an honorific epithet for the nation.
Historical & Contextual Notes
יְשֻׁרוּן first appears in poetic passages in Deuteronomy (Deut 32:15; 33:5, 26) and Isaiah (Isa 44:2), always as a reference to the Israelite people. The name conveys an ideal of uprightness, contrasting the nation's vocation for justice and right conduct with their actual historical behavior (noted especially in Deut 32:15). Its usage is exclusively poetic or elevated, never as a standard ethnonym (unlike יִשְׂרָאֵל). Later translations rendered יְשֻׁרוּן as 'Jeshurun', but this transliteration does not reflect any later religious identity, and should not be confused with the term 'Jew' or related identifiers. The word's function is to set apart and exhort, rather than to provide a mere synonym for 'Israelite'. The term is distinct from rooted ethnic or geographic identifiers, focusing on the ideal character expected of the people.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from יָשַׁר; upright; Jeshurun, a symbolic name for Israel; Jeshurun.
Bantu Hebrew
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ישר (y-š-r) — straightness, uprightness, rightness, justice
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3474 | יָשַׁר | I will make straight |
| H3475 | יֵשֶׁר | Uprightness |
| H3476 | יֹשֶׁר | in his uprightness |
| H3477 | יָשָׁר | the upright one |
| H3480 | יְשַׂרְאֵלָה | God is Upright |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3484-02 |
יְשֻׁרוּן֙ | yeshurun | HNp |
Jeshurun | Upright Nation | 2 |
H3484-01 |
בִ/ישֻׁר֖וּן | vishurun | HR/Np |
and Jeshurun | Upright One | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3484-02 |
Deuteronomy 32:15 | יְשֻׁרוּן֙ | yeshurun | HNp |
Jeshurun | Upright Nation |
H3484-01 |
Deuteronomy 33:5 | בִ/ישֻׁר֖וּן | vishurun | HR/Np |
in Jeshurun | Upright One |
H3484-02 |
Deuteronomy 33:26 | יְשֻׁר֑וּן | yeshurun | HNp |
of Jeshurun | Upright Nation |
H3484-01 |
Isaiah 44:2 | וִ/ישֻׁר֖וּן | vishurun | HC/Np |
and Jeshurun | Upright One |