כָּשֵׁרkâshêr
be advantageous, proper, suitable, succeed
Pronunciation: kaw-share' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3787
Meanings
Qal: and the thing be proper in the view of the king; Imperfect, shall succeed (Esther 8:5; Ecclesiastes 11:6)
Hiph`il: an advantage for giving success is wisdom. (Ecclesiastes 10:10)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Esther 8:5 Esther said, “If it please the king, and if I have found favor with him, and if he thinks it is right, and if I am pleasing to him, let there be a decree that reverses the orders of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, who ordered that Jews throughout all the king’s provinces should be destroyed.
- Ecclesiastes 10:10 Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.
- Ecclesiastes 11:6 Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).