אֶשֶׁר esher (H835) literally means “to straighten a cord” and comes from the root word שֹׁר shore which is the umbilical cord or navel (cf. Proverbs 3:8; Ezekiel 16:4). A person is happy, אֶשֶׁר esher, when their life is lived straightly (cf. Deuteronomy 5:32; Proverbs 4:26-26) or upright יָשָׁר yashar (Psalm 112:2; Proverbs 3:6; Proverbs 14:12; Habakkuk 2:4). אֶשֶׁר esher is equivalent to the Greek word μακάριος makarios (G3107) is means to be supremely blessed, fortunate, or well off. μακάριος makarios is used interchangeably to translate both “happy” and “blessed” (cf. Matthew 5:3-11; Revelation 22:7,14)
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