Given name
Jesher
“straight”·“just”
Jesher is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewישר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jesher means “straight” or “just.”
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Where it comes from
Jesher is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb yashar (ישר), “to be straight.”
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Jesher’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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