Given name & surname
Jashar
“upright”
Jashar is a masculine given name. It is used in Albanian.
Original Hebrewישר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jashar means “upright.”
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Where it comes from
Jashar is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb yashar (ישר), “to be straight or upright.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jashar appears in Joshua 10:13, 2 Samuel 1:18, 1 Kings 8:12-13.
- Joshua 10:13
- 2 Samuel 1:18
- 1 Kings 8:12-13
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Jashar’s family of names
See also 12
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Ashershares a root
- Shilohshares a root
- Israelshares a root
- Sharonshares a root
- Asrielshares a root
- Asherahshares a root
- Jeshurunshares a root
- Syriashares a root
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People named Jashar
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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