יַסֵּ֣ר

𐤉𐤎𐤓

yaser

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a primitive root; to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct; bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.

H3256

Proverbs 29:17 · Word #1

Lexicon H3256

Lemmaיָסַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤎𐤓
Transliterationyâçar
Strong'sH3256
In-contextCorrect

Morphology HVpv2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3256-03

Discipline!

Rootיסר (y-s-r)
Core Meaningsdiscipline, correction, chastening, instruction through restraint
Semantic Rangeto chastise physically, to rebuke verbally, to correct, to instruct through discipline, to train by restraint, to reform
Conceptual Significanceיסר expresses covenantal discipline—correction intended not merely to punish but to instruct and restore. It often describes parental training or YHWH’s formative chastening of His people, emphasizing growth through guided correction.
Morphological NotesPiel imperative, 2ms (יַסֵּר) from יסר, expressing intensive or deliberate correction. A related form in the dataset (Hiphil 3ms, יָסֵר from סור) means "he will cause to turn aside/remove," reflecting a distinct but phonologically similar root.
Rendering RationaleThe form יַסֵּר (Piel imperative, 2nd masculine singular) intensifies the root יסר, conveying active, intentional correction or chastening. Rendering it as "Discipline!" preserves the forceful, corrective sense of the Piel stem and reflects the direct command addressed to a masculine singular subject.

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Words from Root יסר (discipline, correction, chastening, instruction through restraint)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
ayaser I will discipline
H4148-01 lamusar to the disciplining
H4147-01 moserot chastening-bonds
H4148-02 musar disciplining correction
H3256-01 teyasereni you discipline me
H4148-03 umusar and corrective-discipline
H3256-02 veyisaretikha and I chastened you
H3256-04 yasor he disciplines
H3256-05 yisar he disciplines
H3256-06 yisareta you have disciplined

Word Usage (43 occurrences of H3256)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 26:18 לְ/יַסְּרָ֣ה leyaserah to discipline
Leviticus 26:23 תִוָּסְר֖וּ tivaseru you are chastised
Leviticus 26:28 וְ/יִסַּרְתִּ֤י veyisareti and I will discipline