Proverbs 1:3:2Prov.1.3.W2TAB
מוּסַ֣ר
musar
“instruction or discipline”
- Transliteration
- mu-SAR
- Extended
- moo-SAHr
- IPA
- /muːˈsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- instruction or discipline
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
mu-SAR
- clause
la-KHA-khat mu-SAR has-se-KEL
- sentence
la-KHA-khat mu-SAR has-se-KEL TSE-dek u-mish-PAT u-me-sha-RIM
Exegesis
The noun musar {מוּסַר | mû-sar} 'instruction' and the Hiphil infinitive construct haskel {הַשְׂכֵּל | ha-šêl} 'prudence' form a construct chain specifying instruction in wise behavior.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–samekh–resh
“to chasten”
In context — Proverbs 1:3
To receive instruction for prudence, righteousness, justice, and uprightness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 1:3, so the Hebrew word מוּסַ֣ר (musar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.1.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.3.W2.S1) and character.