Proverbs 12:1:2Prov.12.1.W2TAB

מ֖‪(d)וּסָר

musar

discipline or instruction

Transliteration
mu-SAR
Extended
moo-SAAR
IPA
/muːˈsaːr/

Meaning by language

English
discipline or instruction

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מ֖‪(d)וּ + סָר
mu + sar
musar

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Samekhs as in sit
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Vowels (Niqqud)
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Word in context

  1. word

    mu-SAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    o-HEV mu-SAR

  3. clause

    o-HEV mu-SAR o-HEV DA-at

  4. sentence

    o-HEV mu-SAR o-HEV DA-at ve-so-NE to-KHA-khat BA-ar

Root and etymology

Rootyod–samekh–resh

to chastise or instruct

In contextProverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is senseless .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 12:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:1, so the Hebrew word מ֖‪(d)וּסָר (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.12.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.1.W2.S1) and character.