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meÌ„t, adjective (ושר, yaÌ„shaÌ„r; ἀÌξιος, aÌxios): Various words are employed to express meetness, the sense of what is proper, worthy, or fit. We have yaÌ„shaÌ„r, “straight,†“upright,†“right†(, “meetestâ€; , the Revised Version (British and American) “rightâ€); yaÌ„shaÌ„r (, the Revised Version (British and American) “rightâ€); yoÌ„sher (, the Revised Version margin “what is justly dueâ€); 'ărı̄kh, Aramaic “meet†(); beneÌ„, “sons of†(, the King James Version “meet for the war,†margin “Hebrew sons of power,†the Revised Version (British and American) “men of valorâ€); kuÌ„n, “to be right†etc. (); ‛aÌ„saÌ„h “to be made,†“used†( twice, the Revised Version margin “made intoâ€), caÌ„leÌ„ahÌ£, “to be good or fit for†(, the Revised Version (British and American) “profitableâ€); raÌ„'aÌ„h, “seen,†“looked out,†“chosen†(); axios, “worthy†(; , the Revised Version (British and American) “worthyâ€; ; ); dıÌkaios, “just,†“right†( the Revised Version (British and American) “rightâ€; the Revised Version (British and American) “rightâ€); euÌthetos, “we set†(); euÌchreÌ„stos, “very useful,†“profitable†(, “meet for the master's useâ€); hikanoÌs, “sufficient†(); hikanoÌoÌ„, “to make sufficient†(); kaloÌs, “beautiful,†“honest†(; ); deÄ±Ì â€œit behooveth†(; , the Revised Version (British and American) “dueâ€). For “meet†(supplied) (), the Revised Version (British and American) has “onâ€; for “Surely it is meet to be said unto God†(), “For hath any said unto God?†In 2 Macc 9:12, we have dikaios, the Revised Version (British and American) “right.â€