Words the Bible translates as right
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 9 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kalosκαλόςfine, good, and admirable: measuring up to what its kind should be, in a way that is often meant to be seen and honored
- dexiosδεξιόςright: belonging to the right-hand side, and so the side of honor and power
- exousiaἐξουσίαrightful authority: the freedom or power to act that has been granted, so the action is legitimate and cannot rightly be challenged
- yaminיָמִיןthe right hand, or the right side: in Hebrew the side of strength, favor, and honor
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- the south: the direction on your right hand when you face the sunrise
- emetאֱמֶתthat which holds firm and can be relied on: faithfulness in a person and truth in a word, as one undivided idea
- yasharיָשָׁרstraight, and so morally right: in line with the true standard, whether a road, a person, or God himself
- euthusεὐθύςstraight: running without bends or detours, whether it is a road or a life
- yemaniיְמָנִיon the right; belonging to or located on the right-hand side
- dinדִּיןjudgment: the deciding of a legal case, whether the verdict handed down or the rightful cause brought for decision.
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