Yᵉshurûwn — H3484

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jeshurun, a symbolic name for Israel

1. Jeshurun = "upright one"
2. a symbolic name for Israel describing her ideal character

Usually translated as

Jeshurun

Origin

from H3474; upright

• Derived from Yâshar (H3474)

Occurrences

Yᵉshurûwn occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (3), Isaiah (1)

• Deuteronomy 32:15 — But Jeshurun (יְשֻׁרוּן֙) waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
• Deuteronomy 33:5 — And he was king in Jeshurun (בִישֻׁר֖וּן), when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
• Deuteronomy 33:26 — There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun (יְשֻׁר֑וּן), who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
• Isaiah 44:2 — Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun (וִישֻׁר֖וּן), whom I have chosen.