Proverbs 15:10:1Prov.15.10.W1TAB
מוּסָ֣ר
musar
“discipline or correction”
- Transliteration
- mu-SAR
- Extended
- moo-SAAR
- IPA
- /muːˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- discipline or correction
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
- clause
mu-SAR RA le-o-ZEV O-rakh
- sentence
mu-SAR RA le-o-ZEV O-rakh so-NE to-KHA-khat ya-MUT
Exegesis
The first clause centers on musar {מוּסָר | mū-sār} ‘discipline’ qualified by ra {רָע | rā‛} ‘evil,’ forming a nominal phrase that states the unpleasant nature of correction for the one marked by the prepositional phrase le-ozev {לְעֹזֵב | lə-ʿō-zēv} ‘to the one who forsakes’ linked to o-rakh {אֹרַח | ʾō-rāḥ} ‘way.’
Root and etymology
y-s-ryod–samekh–resh
“to chasten”
In context — Proverbs 15:10
Discipline is grievous to one who forsakes the way, and whoever hates reproof will die .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:10, so the Hebrew word מוּסָ֣ר (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.15.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.10.W1.S1) and character.