Kasher כָּשֵׁר
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| כָּשֵׁר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kasher |
| Strong's number | H3787 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to succeed |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ecclesiastes (2) |
Kasher (Hebrew כָּשֵׁר, Strong's H3787) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to succeed”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to succeed, please, be suitable, be proper, be advantageous, be right and proper to
1a) (Qal) to please, be proper
1b) (Hiphil) to give success
1a) (Qal) to please, be proper
1b) (Hiphil) to give success
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | right (1), direct (1), prosper (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | proper (1), success (1), will succeed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kasher, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Esther
- Esther 8:5And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 10:10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
- Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).