Lexical Definition

‎מוּסָר‎ mûwçâr (moo-sawr') discipline ^H:N-M
from ‎יָסַר‎

bond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.

• properly, chastisement
• figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction
• also restraint

1) discipline, chastening, correction
1a) discipline, correction
1b) chastening

See Greek: παιδεία · παιδευτής · σοφία

Extended Information

meaning of: מוּסָר

• : bonds/noose

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: מֹסָר

‎מוּסָר‎ noun masculine^{Prov 15:10} discipline (of the moral nature), chastening, correction; — ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Jer 2:30 + 31 t. (Ezek 5:15 strike out Co); construct ‎מוּסַר‎ Deut 11:2 + 14 t. (for Job 12:28 see ‎אסר‎); suffix ‎מוּסָרִי‎ Prov 8:10 ‎מוּסָֽרְךָ‎ Isa 26:16 ‎מֹסָרָם‎ Job 33:16 (for ‎מֻסָרָם‎ Di SS); — discipline, correction, of God, Deut 11:2 ‎׳‎‎מוּסַר י‎ the discipline of ‎׳‎‎י‎ (of Y.'s wonders, as exercising a disciplinary, educating influence upon Israel, compare Dr); ‎׳‎‎לקח מ‎ Jer 17:23; Jer 32:33; Jer 35:13; Zeph 3:2; Zeph 3:7; Ps 50:17; Job 33:16; Job 36:10 ‎בְּלִמָּתִי‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ the correction of (i.e. which lead-eth to) my shame Job 20:3.
b. ‎הבלים עֵץ הוּא‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ the discipline of unreal gods is wood (is like themselves, destitute of true moral force) Jer 10:8; Ezek 5:15 = warning example (?) Ew Sm (|| ‎שְׁמָמָה‎; strike out ᵐ5 CO).
c. in Proverbs, discipline in the school of wisdom: ‎׳‎‎חכמה ומ‎ Ezek 1:2; Ezek 1:7; Ezek 23:23 ‎חכמה‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ discipline of wisdom Ezek 15:33 ‎הַשְׂכֵּל‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ezek 1:3 ‎׳‎‎תוכחות מ‎ Ezek 6:23 ‎לִבֶּ֑ךָ‎ ‎׳‎‎הָבִיאָה לַמּ‎ Ezek 23:12 apply thy mind to discipline; ‎׳‎‎קבּל מ‎ Ezek 19:20 ‎׳‎‎לקח מ‎ Ezek 1:3; Ezek 8:10; Ezek 24:32 (compare Jeremiah above); ‎קנה‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ezek 23:23 ‎׳‎‎שׁמע מ‎ Ezek 8:23; Ezek 19:27 ‎׳‎‎שׁמר מ‎ Ezek 10:17 ‎׳‎‎אהב מ‎ Ezek 12:1 ‎׳‎‎החזק במ‎ Ezek 4:13 the reverse ‎׳‎‎שׂנא מ‎ Ezek 5:12 ‎פרע‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ezek 13:18; Ezek 15:32 ‎׳‎‎בזה מ‎ Ezek 1:7 ‎׳‎‎באין מ‎ for lack of discipline Ezek 5:23 (|| ‎בְּרֹב אִיַלְתּוֺ‎); ‎אֱוִלִים אִוֶּלֶת‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ezek 16:22 the discipline of fools is folly; of paternal discipline, correction, Prov 1:8; Prov 4:1; Prov 13:1.

2. more severely, chastening, chastisement: a. of God, ‎יהוה‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Prov 3:11 chastening of Yahweh; ‎שׁדַּי‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Job 5:17 ‎מוּסָֽרְךָ‎ Isa 26:16 ‎שְׁלוֺמֵנוּ עָלָיו‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Isa 53:5 chastisement of (i.e. leading to) our peace was upon him; ‎׳‎‎לקח מ‎ Jer 2:30; Jer 5:3; Jer 7:28 ‎אַכְזָרִי‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Jer 30:14 chastisement of a cruel one, ᵑ0, but read ‎׳‎‎מוּסָר א‎ cruel chastisement, Gf and especially Gie; ‎לְכֻלָּם‎ ‎׳‎‎אני מ‎ Hos 5:2 I am a chastisement for them all.
b. of man, Prov 15:5; Prov 23:13 ‎׳‎‎שִׁחֲרוֺ מ‎ Prov 13:24 ‎׳‎‎שֵׁבֶט מ‎ Prov 22:15 ‎אויל‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Prov 7:22 chastisement of a fool; ‎מוּסָר רָע‎ Prov 15:10 grievous chastisement.

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