Proverbs 5:23:4Prov.5.23.W4TAB

מוּסָ֑ר

musar

discipline

Transliteration
mu-SAR
Extended
moo-SAAR
IPA
/muːˈsaːr/

Meaning by language

English
discipline

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Result
מוּ + סָ֑ר
mu + sar
musar

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Samekhs as in sit
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    mu-SAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ya-MUT be-EN mu-SAR

  3. clause

    HU ya-MUT be-EN mu-SAR

  4. sentence

    HU ya-MUT be-EN mu-SAR u-ve-ROV i-VAL-to yish-GE

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase bə-ʾên mū-sār {בְּאֵין מוּסָר | bə-ʾên mū-sār} functions as a causal clause marking the reason for death.

Root and etymology

y-s-ryod–samekh–resh

to chasten, instruct

In contextProverbs 5:23

He will die because he lacked discipline , and in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 5:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 5:23, 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.5.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.23.W4.S1) and character.