Proverbs 8:33:2Prov.8.33.W2TAB
מוּסָ֥ר
musar
“discipline or instruction”
- Transliteration
- mu-SAR
- Extended
- moo-SAAR
- IPA
- /muːˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- discipline or instruction
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
mu-SAR va-kha-kha-MU
- sentence
shim-E-U mu-SAR va-kha-kha-MU ve-AL-ti-fe-RA-U
Exegesis
The verb shim'u {שִׁמְע֖וּ | šim-‘û} ‘listen’ takes the noun musar {מוּסָ֥ר | mû-sār} ‘instruction’ as its direct object, establishing the listener’s first action.
Root and etymology
yod-samekh-reshyod–samekh–resh
“discipline; correction”
In context — Proverbs 8:33
Listen to instruction and become wise; do not neglect it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:33, so the Hebrew word מוּסָ֥ר (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.8.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.33.W2.S1) and character.