Meaning of the name: righteous; upright. Related names are: Jashar and
Judah. The translations of Jasher in 2 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Jashar in Albanian to
Jashar in German!
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. (JOS 10:13)
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) (2SA 1:18)