Proverbs 13:1:3Prov.13.1.W3TAB
מ֣וּסַר
musar
“discipline or instruction”
- Transliteration
- MU-sar
- Extended
- MOO-sahr
- IPA
- /ˈmuːsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- discipline or instruction
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MU-sar
- clause
BEN kha-KHAM MU-sar AV
- sentence
BEN kha-KHAM MU-sar AV ve-LETS LO-sha-MA ge-a-RA
Exegesis
The noun phrase musar av {מוּסַר אָב | mū-sar ʾāv} ‘father’s instruction’ functions as direct object of the implied listening.
Root and etymology
y-s-ryod–samekh–resh
“to chasten, instruct”
In context — Proverbs 13:1
A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not hear rebuke .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:1, so the Hebrew word מ֣וּסַר (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.13.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.1.W3.S1) and character.