Proverbs 29:17:1Prov.29.17.W1TAB
יַסֵּ֣ר
yaser
“discipline”
- Transliteration
- ya-SER
- Extended
- yah-SEHR
- IPA
- /jasˈseːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- discipline
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
ya-SER
- clause
ya-SER BIN-kha vi-ni-KHE-kha
- sentence
ya-SER BIN-kha vi-ni-KHE-kha ve-yit-TEN ma-a-da-NIM le-naf-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The Hebrew sentence begins with the Piel imperative yassēr {יַסֵּ֣ר | yassēr} ‘discipline’, followed by two vav-consecutive imperfect clauses: wīniḥēkā {וִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָ | wīniḥēkā} ‘and he will give you rest’ (Hiphil imperfect) and wəyittēn {וְיִתֵּ֖ן | wəyittēn} ‘and he will give’ (Qal imperfect).
Root and etymology
y-s-ryod–samekh–resh
“to chasten, instruct, discipline”
In context — Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest ; and he will give delights to your soul.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:17, so the Hebrew word יַסֵּ֣ר (yaser) 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.29.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.17.W1.S1) and character.