מישור

Hebrew

Root
י־שׁ־ר (y-sh-r)
8 terms

Alternative forms

  • מִישֹׁר (defective spelling)

Pronunciation

Noun

מִישׁוֹר • (mishór) m (plural indefinite מִישׁוֹרִים) [pattern: מִקְטוֹל]

  1. flatland, plain
    • Tanach, 1 Kings 20:23, with Young's Literal Translation:
      וְעַבְדֵי מֶלֶךְ־אֲרָם אָמְרוּ אֵלָיו אֱלֹהֵי הָרִים אֱלֹהֵיהֶם עַל־כֵּן חָזְקוּ מִמֶּנּוּ וְאוּלָם נִלָּחֵם אִתָּם בַּמִּישׁוֹר אִם־לֹא נֶחֱזַק מֵהֶם׃
      v'avdé mélekh-arám amrú eláv elohé harím elohehém al-ken khazkú miménu v'ulám nilakhém itám bamishór im-ló nekhezák mehém
      And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, “Gods of hills are their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain—are we not stronger than they?”
  2. (geometry) plane
  3. (Biblical Hebrew, poetic) righteousness
    • Tanach, Psalms 45:6:
      כִּסְאֲךָ אֱלֹהִים עוֹלָם וָעֶד שֵׁבֶט מִישֹׁר שֵׁבֶט מַלְכוּתֶךָ׃
      kis'akhá elohím olám va'éd shévet mishór shévet malkhutékha
      Your throne, O Lord, is forever and ever; the sceptre of your kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.

Derived terms

  • בְּמִישׁוֹר (bemishór)

Further reading

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