Proverbs 15:32:2Prov.15.32.W2TAB
מ֭וּסָר
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
- clause
po-RE-a mu-SAR mo-ES naf-SHO
- sentence
po-RE-a mu-SAR mo-ES naf-SHO ve-sho-ME-a to-KHA-khat ko-NE LEV
Exegesis
The first participial clause porea musar {פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר | p̄ō-rē-ʻa mū-sār} ‘one who rejects discipline’ parallels moʾes nap̄šô {מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ | mō-ʾēs nap̄šô} ‘despises his soul.’
Root and etymology
y-s-r
“to discipline, correct”
In context — Proverbs 15:32
He who rejects instruction despises his own soul , but he who heeds correction gains understanding.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:32, so the Hebrew word מ֭וּסָר (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.15.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.32.W2.S1) and character.