yo.sher denotes ethical straightness seen in hearts, conduct, paths, and truthful speech.

The attested uses chiefly describe ethical straightness in a person's heart, walk, and chosen path; they also apply it to words or writing, and to what is right in conduct or treatment.

1. Ethical integrity in heart and conduct · dominant

   Construct and absolute noun forms occur with the heart, a person's walk, and paths. In 1 Kings 9:4 the APB renders a walk before God “with integrity of heart and with uprightness,” while Deuteronomy 9:5 denies that possession of the land rests on “the uprightness of your heart”; Proverbs 14:2 contrasts walking in this quality with being devious in one's ways.

   1 Kings 9:4Deuteronomy 9:51 Chronicles 29:17Proverbs 14:2Proverbs 2:13Psalm 119:7
2. Straightness expressed in words and writing · common

   The noun qualifies speech and written expression rather than a person's path. In Job 33:3 the APB renders the clause “My heart speaks upright words,” Job 6:25 calls such words forceful, and Ecclesiastes 12:10 places what was written alongside “words of truth.”

   Job 33:3Job 6:25Ecclesiastes 12:10
3. What is right in action or treatment · occasional

   In Proverbs 11:24, the absolute noun occurs in a clause about withholding more than is right, though the translation does not isolate its contribution. In Proverbs 17:26, the APB presents it in the clause about flogging nobles “for their uprightness,” linking the term to the propriety of treatment.

   Proverbs 11:24Proverbs 17:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “uprightness” and related phrases such as “upright words” and “tracks of uprightness.” It also uses “right” in Proverbs 11:24; These renderings only show the verse-level presentation.