מוּסָרmûwçâr

discipline, chastening, correction, (of the moral nature)

Pronunciation: moo-sawr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4148

Meanings

1. discipline, correction

a. discipline, correction (Deuteronomy 11:2; Jeremiah 17:23; Jeremiah 32:33)

b. discipline, warning example (Jeremiah 10:8; Ezekiel 5:15)

c. discipline of wisdom (Ezekiel 1:2; Ezekiel 1:7; Ezekiel 23:23)

2. chastening, chastisement, more severely

a. chastening of Yahweh, chastisement of (Proverbs 3:11; Job 5:17; Isaiah 26:16)

b. chastisement of a fool, grievous chastisement. (Proverbs 15:5; Proverbs 23:13; Proverbs 13:24)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 50 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 11:2 Keep in mind that I am not talking now to your children, who have never experienced the discipline of the Lord your God or seen his greatness and his strong hand and powerful arm.
  • Job 5:17 “But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.
  • Job 12:18 He removes the royal robe of kings. They are led away with ropes around their waist.
  • Job 20:3 I’ve had to endure your insults, but now my spirit prompts me to reply.
  • Job 36:10 He gets their attention and commands that they turn from evil.
  • Psalms 50:17 For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).