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Strong's #3787 - כָּשֵׁר
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- to succeed, please, be suitable, be proper, be advantageous, be right and proper to
- (Qal) to please, be proper
- (Hiphil) to give success
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2294) rsk (כסהר KShR) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Prosperity: [from: rs- being straight]
V) rsk (כסהר KShR) - Prosper: KJV (3): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) right, prosper, direct - Strongs: H3787 (כָּשֵׁר)
gf1) ersfk (כוסהרה KWShRH) - Prosperity: KJV (1): chains - Strongs: H3574 (כּוֹשָׁרָה)
ecm) rfsik (כיסהור KYShWR) - Spindle: For keeping the twine straight. KJV (1): spindle - Strongs: H3601 (כִּישׁוֹר)
ejm) nfrsik (כיסהרונ KYShRWN) - Success: KJV (3): good, right, equity - Strongs: H3788 (כִּשְׁרוֹן)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
); — Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular וְכָשֵׁר הַדָּבָר לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Esther 8:5 and the thing be proper in the view of the king; Imperfect יִכְשָׁר֨ Ecclesiastes 11:6 thou knowest not whether this shall succeed, or this.
Hiph`il Infinitive construct וְיִתְרוֺן הַכְשֵׁיר חָכְמָה Ecclesiastes 10:10 an advantage for giving success is wisdom.
כָּשֵׁר fut. יִכְשַׁר
(1) to be right, like the cognate roots אָשַׁר, יָשַׁר; followed by לִפְנֵי Esther 8:5, וְכָשֵׁר הַדָּבָר לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ “and (if) it be right before the king,” i.e. if it please the king. (Ch. id.)
(2) to prosper, to succeed; hence used of a seed, to sprout (Syr. id.), Ecclesiastes 11:6.
Hiphil, to cause to prosper, Ecclesiastes 10:10.
Hence כִּישׁוֹר, כּוֹשָׁרָה, and
