mi.shor denotes a flat region or level course, and in judgments and conduct it marks what is upright or equitable.

The word most often identifies a flat territorial region, including towns, boundaries, and areas set beside valleys or mountains. It also describes terrain or a course made level, and appears in contexts of equitable judgment and upright conduct.

1. Flat country or territorial district · dominant

   In Joshua 13:9 and Joshua 13:17, the noun marks the area associated with Medeba, Dibon, Heshbon, and its towns; the APB renders these clauses with “the plain.” In Deuteronomy 3:10 and Jeremiah 48:21, it likewise names a region containing cities and places receiving judgment, with the APB using “plain” and “tableland.”

   Joshua 13:9Joshua 13:17Deuteronomy 3:10Jeremiah 48:211 Kings 20:232 Chronicles 26:10
2. Level ground or a made-level course · common

   In Isaiah 40:4, the noun occurs in the transformation of steep and rough terrain; the APB renders the resulting terrain “a plain.” Psalm 27:11 and Psalm 143:10 place it in requests to be led on a level way, while Zechariah 4:7 depicts a great mountain becoming a plain.

   Isaiah 40:4Isaiah 42:16Psalm 27:11Psalm 143:10Psalm 26:12Zechariah 4:7
3. Equity or uprightness · occasional

   In Isaiah 11:4, the noun belongs to the clause about deciding for the afflicted, which the APB renders with “equity.” Malachi 2:6 places it beside peaceful walking and turning people from iniquity; Psalm 45:7 and Psalm 67:5 occur in contexts of righteousness and the peoples, though the APB does not isolate the noun's specific contribution in those verses.

   Isaiah 11:4Malachi 2:6Psalm 45:7Psalm 67:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the occurrences, the APB variously presents the term as “plain,” “tableland,” “level ground,” and “level path.” In Isaiah 11:4 it renders the surrounding clause with “equity,” while Psalm 45:7 and Psalm 67:5 do not clearly isolate the noun in the translation.