Proverbs 5:23:4Prov.5.23.W4TAB
מוּסָ֑ר
musar
“discipline”
- Transliteration
- mu-SAR
- Extended
- moo-SAAR
- IPA
- /muːˈsaːr/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ya-MUT be-EN mu-SAR
- clause
HU ya-MUT be-EN mu-SAR
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.