Proverbs 23:13:3Prov.23.13.W3TAB
מוּסָ֑ר
musar
“discipline”
- Transliteration
- mu-SAR
- Extended
- moo-SAAR
- IPA
- /muˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- discipline
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
al-ti-me-NA min-NA-ar mu-SAR
- sentence
al-ti-me-NA min-NA-ar mu-SAR ki-tak-KE-nu va-SHE-vet LO ya-MUT
Exegesis
The substantive musar {מוּסָר | mū-sār} ‘discipline’ implies formative correction.
Root and etymology
י־ס־רy-s-r
“to discipline or correct”
In context — Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold discipline from a youth; for if you strike him with the rod , he will not die.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:13, so the Hebrew word מוּסָ֑ר (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.23.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.13.W3.S1) and character.