Proverbs 13:24:7Prov.13.24.W7TAB
מוּסָֽר׃
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
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mu-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
shi-kha-RO mu-SAR
- clause
ve-o-ha-VO shi-kha-RO mu-SAR
- sentence
kho-SEKH shiv-TO so-NE ve-NO ve-o-ha-VO shi-kha-RO mu-SAR
Exegesis
The noun musar {מוּסָֽר | mū-sār} “discipline” functions as the object, completing a chiastic structure that contrasts neglectful hatred with loving pursuit of correction.
Root and etymology
yod–samekh–resh
“discipline”
In context — Proverbs 13:24
Whoever withholds his rod hates his son, but whoever loves him earnestly seeks discipline .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 13:24, so the Hebrew word מוּסָֽר׃ (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.13.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.24.W7.S1) and character.