יָסַר (H3256) — Hebrew Lexicon

יָסַר

𐤉𐤎𐤓

yâçar

H3256 verb

SILEX Entry

Root יסר to discipline, to correct, to instruct, to train

Definition

To discipline, train, or correct, with the aim of imparting instruction, guidance, or moral formation. The word encompasses both physical correction (such as punishment or chastisement) and verbal instruction or admonition, emphasizing formative discipline designed to result in moral, intellectual, or behavioral growth. While often translated 'chasten', 'discipline', or 'instruct', the nuance can include a range from punitive correction to nurturing guidance, depending on context.

Semantic Range

to discipline, to correct, to chasten, to admonish, to instruct, to train, to reform, to rebuke, to teach by correction, to bring up (with guidance)

Root / Etymology

From the root יסר (y-s-r), meaning 'to discipline' or 'to correct.' The core sense of the root is to bring under moral training or correction through various means, which may include physical punishment but is not limited to it. The verb is a primary root, and its derivatives often pertain to education or correction with an aim toward improvement or reform.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, יָסַר appears primarily in contexts emphasizing the importance of discipline for personal or communal growth. In earlier (pre-exilic) literature, it may involve both corporal punishment and verbal instruction, especially within the parental or royal spheres. Notably, in Proverbs and other wisdom literature, the emphasis shifts heavily toward didactic instruction, where discipline is viewed as an essential path to wisdom and flourishing. In prophetic literature, יָסַר is also used for divine correction—Israelites and Judahites are depicted as being 'disciplined' by YHWH through hardship or rebuke, not merely as punishment but as a means of restoration. The concept is broader than modern English 'chasten' or 'punish', as it emphasizes the educative or formative intent of correction. The English term 'instruct' may not always capture the corrective or disciplinary aspect, while 'chasten' can overly emphasize retribution rather than training. Related roots such as למד (lamad, 'to learn/teach') lack the aspect of correction inherent in יָסַר. Over time, the term was foundational for later educational and ethical concepts in post-biblical Hebrew.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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.

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Root Family

יסר (y-s-r) — to discipline, to correct, to instruct, to train

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H3250	יִסּוֹר	discipliner
H4147	מוֹסֵר	to my restraints
H4148	מוּסָר	in the discipline
H4561	מֹסָר	and in their discipline

Word Forms

34 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H3256-26`	יִסַּ֤ר	yisar	`HVpp3ms`	disciplined	he disciplined	4
`H3256-17`	וְ/יִסַּרְתִּ֨י/ךָ֙	veyisaretikha	`HC/Vpq1cs/Sp2ms`	and I will discipline you	and I will discipline you	2
`H3256-10`	תְיַסְּרֵֽ/נִי	teyasereni	`HVpi2ms/Sp1cs`	chasten me	you discipline me	2
`H3256-01`	אֲיַסֵּ֥ר	ayaser	`HVpi1cs`	will-chastise	I will discipline	2
`H3256-22`	יַסֵּ֣ר	yaser	`HVpv2ms`	Correct	Discipline!	2
`H3256-24`	יַסֹּ֣ר	yasor	`HVpa`	has disciplined	intensively discipline	2
`H3256-27`	יִסַּ֬רְתָּ	yisareta	`HVpp2ms`	you-have-chastened	you disciplined	2
`H3256-08`	מְיַסְּרֶֽ/ךָּ	meyaserekha	`HVprmsc/Sp2ms`	disciplines-you	your discipliner	1
`H3256-25`	יְיַסֵּ֥ר	yeyaser	`HVpi3ms`	disciplines	he will discipline	1
`H3256-16`	וְ/יִסַּרְתִּ֤י	veyisareti	`HC/Vpq1cs`	and I will discipline	and I will discipline	1
`H3256-14`	וְ/אֶסֳּרֵ֑/ם	veesorem	`HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will bind them	I will discipline them	1
`H3256-18`	וְ/יִסְּרֵ֕/נִי	veyisereni	`HC/Vqi3ms/Sp1cs`	and-warned-me	and he disciplines me	1
`H3256-06`	לְ/יַסְּרָ֣ה	leyaserah	`HR/Vpc`	to discipline	to discipline	1
`H3256-32`	יִסְּר֥וּ/נִי	yiseruni	`HVpp3cp/Sp1cs`	instruct me	they disciplined me	1
`H3256-12`	תִוָּסְר֖וּ	tivaseru	`HVNi2mp`	you are chastised	you will be disciplined	1
`H3256-02`	אַיְסִרֵ֕/ם	ayesirem	`HVhi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will chastise them	I will discipline them	1
`H3256-30`	יִסְּרַ֣/נִּי	yiserani	`HVpp3ms/Sp1cs`	me	he disciplined me	1
`H3256-34`	יֹ֤סֵ֨ר	yoser	`HVqrmsa`	corrects	one who disciplines	1
`H3256-11`	תְּיַסְּרֶ֣/נּוּ	teyaserenu	`HVpi2ms/Sp3ms`	You discipline	you discipline him	1
`H3256-13`	וָֽ/אִוָּסֵ֔ר	vaivaser	`HC/VNw1cs`	and I was disciplined	and I was disciplined	1
`H3256-09`	תְּיַסְּרֵ֣/ךְ	teyaserekhe	`HVpi3fs/Sp2fs`	will discipline you	she will discipline you	1
`H3256-07`	לְ/יַסְּרֶ֑/ךָּ	leyaserekha	`HR/Vpc/Sp2ms`	to discipline you	to discipline you	1
`H3256-28`	יִסַּרְתַּ֨/נִי֙	yisaretani	`HVpp2ms/Sp1cs`	You disciplined me	You disciplined me	1
`H3256-03`	הֲ/יֹסֵ֣ר	hayoser	`HTi/Vqrmsc`	Will He discipline	disciplining one of	1
`H3256-20`	וְ/יִסְּר֖וּ	veyiseru	`HC/Vpq3cp`	and chastise	and they disciplined	1
`H3256-31`	יִסְּרַ֥תּ/וּ	yiseratu	`HVpp3fs/Sp3ms`	she disciplined him	she disciplined him	1
`H3256-05`	הִ֝וָּסְר֗וּ	hivaseru	`HVNv2mp`	be instructed	Be disciplined	1
`H3256-19`	וְ/יִסְּר֥/וֹ	veyisero	`HC/Vpq3ms/Sp3ms`	and instructs him	and disciplined him	1
`H3256-29`	יִסַּ֔רְתִּי	yisareti	`HVpp1cs`	trained	I disciplined	1
`H3256-21`	וְ/יסְּר֣וּ	veyseru	`HC/Vpq3cp`	and they discipline	and they disciplined	1
`H3256-33`	יִוָּ֣סֶר	yivaser	`HVNi3ms`	will be corrected	he will be disciplined	1
`H3256-15`	וְ/נִֽוַּסְּרוּ֙	venivaseru	`HC/VDq3cp`	and-they-will-be-warned	and they disciplined themselves	1
`H3256-23`	יַסְּרֵ֥/נִי	yasereni	`HVpv2ms/Sp1cs`	chastise me	Discipline me	1
`H3256-04`	הִוָּסְרִי֙	hivaseri	`HVNv2fs`	Be instructed	Be disciplined	1

Occurrences in Scripture

43 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H3256-06`	Leviticus 26:18	לְ/יַסְּרָ֣ה	leyaserah	`HR/Vpc`	to discipline	to discipline
`H3256-12`	Leviticus 26:23	תִוָּסְר֖וּ	tivaseru	`HVNi2mp`	you are chastised	you will be disciplined
`H3256-16`	Leviticus 26:28	וְ/יִסַּרְתִּ֤י	veyisareti	`HC/Vpq1cs`	and I will discipline	and I will discipline
`H3256-07`	Deuteronomy 4:36	לְ/יַסְּרֶ֑/ךָּ	leyaserekha	`HR/Vpc/Sp2ms`	to discipline you	to discipline you
`H3256-25`	Deuteronomy 8:5	יְיַסֵּ֥ר	yeyaser	`HVpi3ms`	disciplines	he will discipline
`H3256-08`	Deuteronomy 8:5	מְיַסְּרֶֽ/ךָּ	meyaserekha	`HVprmsc/Sp2ms`	disciplines-you	your discipliner
`H3256-21`	Deuteronomy 21:18	וְ/יסְּר֣וּ	veyseru	`HC/Vpq3cp`	and they discipline	and they disciplined
`H3256-20`	Deuteronomy 22:18	וְ/יִסְּר֖וּ	veyiseru	`HC/Vpq3cp`	and chastise	and they disciplined
`H3256-26`	1 Kings 12:11	יִסַּ֤ר	yisar	`HVpp3ms`	chastised	he disciplined
`H3256-01`	1 Kings 12:11	אֲיַסֵּ֥ר	ayaser	`HVpi1cs`	will-chastise	I will discipline
`H3256-26`	1 Kings 12:14	יִסַּ֤ר	yisar	`HVpp3ms`	disciplined	he disciplined
`H3256-01`	1 Kings 12:14	אֲיַסֵּ֥ר	ayaser	`HVpi1cs`	will discipline	I will discipline
`H3256-18`	Isaiah 8:11	וְ/יִסְּרֵ֕/נִי	veyisereni	`HC/Vqi3ms/Sp1cs`	and-warned-me	and he disciplines me
`H3256-19`	Isaiah 28:26	וְ/יִסְּר֥/וֹ	veyisero	`HC/Vpq3ms/Sp3ms`	and instructs him	and disciplined him
`H3256-09`	Jeremiah 2:19	תְּיַסְּרֵ֣/ךְ	teyaserekhe	`HVpi3fs/Sp2fs`	will discipline you	she will discipline you
`H3256-04`	Jeremiah 6:8	הִוָּסְרִי֙	hivaseri	`HVNv2fs`	Be instructed	Be disciplined
`H3256-23`	Jeremiah 10:24	יַסְּרֵ֥/נִי	yasereni	`HVpv2ms/Sp1cs`	chastise me	Discipline me
`H3256-17`	Jeremiah 30:11	וְ/יִסַּרְתִּ֨י/ךָ֙	veyisaretikha	`HC/Vpq1cs/Sp2ms`	but I will discipline you	and I will discipline you
`H3256-28`	Jeremiah 31:18	יִסַּרְתַּ֨/נִי֙	yisaretani	`HVpp2ms/Sp1cs`	You disciplined me	You disciplined me
`H3256-13`	Jeremiah 31:18	וָֽ/אִוָּסֵ֔ר	vaivaser	`HC/VNw1cs`	and I was disciplined	and I was disciplined
`H3256-17`	Jeremiah 46:28	וְ/יִסַּרְתִּ֨י/ךָ֙	veyisaretikha	`HC/Vpq1cs/Sp2ms`	and I will discipline you	and I will discipline you
`H3256-15`	Ezekiel 23:48	וְ/נִֽוַּסְּרוּ֙	venivaseru	`HC/VDq3cp`	and-they-will-be-warned	and they disciplined themselves
`H3256-02`	Hosea 7:12	אַיְסִרֵ֕/ם	ayesirem	`HVhi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will chastise them	I will discipline them
`H3256-29`	Hosea 7:15	יִסַּ֔רְתִּי	yisareti	`HVpp1cs`	trained	I disciplined
`H3256-14`	Hosea 10:10	וְ/אֶסֳּרֵ֑/ם	veesorem	`HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will bind them	I will discipline them
`H3256-05`	Psalms 2:10	הִ֝וָּסְר֗וּ	hivaseru	`HVNv2mp`	be instructed	Be disciplined
`H3256-10`	Psalms 6:2	תְיַסְּרֵֽ/נִי	teyasereni	`HVpi2ms/Sp1cs`	chasten me	you discipline me
`H3256-32`	Psalms 16:7	יִסְּר֥וּ/נִי	yiseruni	`HVpp3cp/Sp1cs`	instruct me	they disciplined me
`H3256-10`	Psalms 38:2	תְיַסְּרֵֽ/נִי	teyasereni	`HVpi2ms/Sp1cs`	chasten me	you discipline me
`H3256-27`	Psalms 39:12	יִסַּ֬רְתָּ	yisareta	`HVpp2ms`	you-have-chastened	you disciplined
`H3256-03`	Psalms 94:10	הֲ/יֹסֵ֣ר	hayoser	`HTi/Vqrmsc`	Will He discipline	disciplining one of
`H3256-11`	Psalms 94:12	תְּיַסְּרֶ֣/נּוּ	teyaserenu	`HVpi2ms/Sp3ms`	You discipline	you discipline him
`H3256-24`	Psalms 118:18	יַסֹּ֣ר	yasor	`HVpa`	has disciplined	intensively discipline
`H3256-30`	Psalms 118:18	יִסְּרַ֣/נִּי	yiserani	`HVpp3ms/Sp1cs`	me	he disciplined me
`H3256-34`	Proverbs 9:7	יֹ֤סֵ֨ר	yoser	`HVqrmsa`	corrects	one who disciplines
`H3256-22`	Proverbs 19:18	יַסֵּ֣ר	yaser	`HVpv2ms`	Discipline	Discipline!
`H3256-22`	Proverbs 29:17	יַסֵּ֣ר	yaser	`HVpv2ms`	Correct	Discipline!
`H3256-33`	Proverbs 29:19	יִוָּ֣סֶר	yivaser	`HVNi3ms`	will be corrected	he will be disciplined
`H3256-31`	Proverbs 31:1	יִסְּרַ֥תּ/וּ	yiseratu	`HVpp3fs/Sp3ms`	she disciplined him	she disciplined him
`H3256-27`	Job 4:3	יִסַּ֣רְתָּ	yisareta	`HVpp2ms`	you have instructed	you disciplined
`H3256-24`	1 Chronicles 15:22	יָסֹר֙	yasor	`HVqa`	he instructed	intensively discipline
`H3256-26`	2 Chronicles 10:11	יִסַּ֤ר	yisar	`HVpp3ms`	disciplined	he disciplined
`H3256-26`	2 Chronicles 10:14	יִסַּ֤ר	yisar	`HVpp3ms`	disciplined	he disciplined

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