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Monday, November 25th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34

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Strong's #3787 - כָּשֵׁר

Transliteration

kâshêr

Phonetics

kaw-share'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1052

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to succeed, please, be suitable, be proper, be advantageous, be right and proper to
1. (Qal) to please, be proper
2. (Hiphil) to give success

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4748 ‑ στοιχέω (stoy‑kheh'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Esther 1

Ecclesiastes 2

BSB (3)

Esther 1

Ecclesiastes 2

CSB (2)

Esther 1

Ecclesiastes 2

ESV (3)

Esther 1

Ecclesiastes 2

KJV (3)

Esther 1

Ecclesiastes 2

LEB (3)

Esther 1

Ecclesiastes 2

LSB (4)

Esther 1

Ecclesiastes 3

N95 (4)

Esther 1

Ecclesiastes 3

NAS (4)

Esther 1

Ecclesiastes 3

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (3)

Esther 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2294) r s k (כסהר KShR) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Prosperity: [from: rs- being straight]

V) r s k (כסהר KShR) - Prosper: KJV (3): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) right, prosper, direct - Strongs: H3787 (כָּשֵׁר)

g^f1) e r s f k (כוסהרה KWShRH) - Prosperity: KJV (1): chains - Strongs: H3574 (כּוֹשָׁרָה)

ec^m) r f s i k (כיסהור KYShWR) - Spindle: For keeping the twine straight. KJV (1): spindle - Strongs: H3601 (כִּישׁוֹר)

ej^m) n f r s i k (כיסהרונ KYShRWN) - Success: KJV (3): good, right, equity - Strongs: H3788 (כִּשְׁרוֹן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

כָּשֵׁר verb be advantageous, proper, suitable, succeed, late Aramaic (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּשָׁר,

); —

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.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

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

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List of Word Forms

הַכְשֵׁ֖יר הכשיר וְכָשֵׁ֤ר וכשר יִכְשָׁר֙ יכשר hachSheir haḵ·šêr haḵšêr vechaSher wə·ḵā·šêr wəḵāšêr yichShar yiḵ·šār yiḵšār