Nations

יְשֻׁרוּן Jeshurun

Every verse in which this name stands — 4 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PeopleGematria 566×4 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

A name of honour for Israel, from a root meaning upright. The Torah and Yeshayahu use it where they speak of Israel tenderly.

Deuteronomy 32:15דברים לב:טו

וַיִּשְׁמַן יְשֻׁרוּן וַיִּבְעָט שָׁמַנְתָּ עָבִיתָ כָּשִׂיתָ וַיִּטֹּשׁ אֱלוֹהַ עָשָׂהוּ וַיְנַבֵּל צוּר יְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked— Thou didst wax fat, thou didst grow thick, thou didst become gross— And he forsook God who made him, And contemned the Rock of his salvation.

Deuteronomy 33:5דברים לג:ה

וַיְהִי בִישֻׁרוּן מֶלֶךְ בְּהִתְאַסֵּף רָאשֵׁי עָם יַחַד שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And there was a king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.

Deuteronomy 33:26דברים לג:כו

אֵין כָּאֵל יְשֻׁרוּן רֹכֵב שָׁמַיִם בְעֶזְרֶךָ וּבְגַאֲוָתוֹ שְׁחָקִֽים

There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heaven as thy help, And in His excellency on the skies.

Isaiah 44:2ישעיהו מד:ב

כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה עֹשֶׂךָ וְיֹצֶרְךָ מִבֶּטֶן יַעְזְרֶךָּ אַל־תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַֽעֲקֹב וִישֻׁרוּן בָּחַרְתִּי בֽוֹ

Thus saith the LORD that made thee, And formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob My servant, And thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Jeshurun?

Jeshurun — ישרון in Hebrew — has a gematria of 566 in the standard method.

How many times is Jeshurun named in the Tanakh?

4 times, first at Deuteronomy 32:15.

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