Proverbs 19:18:1Prov.19.18.W1TAB
יַסֵּ֣ר
yasser
“discipline or correct”
- Transliteration
- yas-SER
- Extended
- yahs-SEHR
- IPA
- /jasˈseːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- discipline or correct
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yas-SER
- clause
yas-SER BIN-kha KI-YESH tik-VA
- sentence
yas-SER BIN-kha KI-YESH tik-VA ve-EL-ha-mi-TO AL-ti-SA naf-she-KHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative yasser {יַסֵּ֣ר | yassēr} ‘discipline’, establishing an urgent tone for parental correction.
Root and etymology
y-s-ry-s-r
“to discipline, chasten”
In context — Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not let your soul desire his death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:18, so the Hebrew word יַסֵּ֣ר (yasser) 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.19.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.18.W1.S1) and character.