† [מֵישָׁר] n.m. evenness, uprightness, equity;—only pl.: מֵשָׁרִים Pr 1:3; elsewhere מֵישָׁרִים Is 26:7 + 17 times;—
1. evenness, level Is 26:7, of path of righteous (in the future), fig. for free from difficulties; smoothness, of the flow of wine, בְּמ׳ Pr 23:31; למ׳ Ct 7:10;
2. in ethical sense, uprightness, equity, as taught in the school of wisdom Pr 8:6, ‖ צֶדֶק 1:3; 2:9; of government (ב)מ׳ ψ 9:9; 58:2; 75:3; 96:10; 98:9; 99:4; of speech Is 33:15 Pr 23:16; of Yahweh’s promises Is 45:19; רצה מ׳ 1 Ch 29:17 have pleasure in equity; עשׂה מ׳ Dn 11:6 make an equitable arrangement.
3. adv. rightly, with חזה ψ 17:2; אהב Ct 1:4.