מֹסָר
𐤌𐤎𐤓
môçâr
H4561 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A warning, admonition, or disciplinary instruction, particularly focusing on correction or reproof; a message or act intended to warn, rebuke, or set someone right. Unlike general teaching ('torah'), this term often indicates instruction that is corrective and disciplinary, addressed to someone who has erred or is in danger of error.
Semantic Range
admonition, disciplinary instruction, warning, rebuke, correction, reproof
Root / Etymology
From the root יסר (y-s-r), meaning 'to discipline, chastise, instruct, correct.' מֹסָר (môsâr) is a noun form that encapsulates the result or content of the root action: the act or substance of admonishing, correcting, or giving a disciplinary warning.
Historical & Contextual Notes
מֹסָר appears in poetic and wisdom literature (e.g., Job 36:10), typically in contexts of moral or religious correction. The term is closely related to מוּסָר (mûsār), though מוּסָר became the predominant word for 'discipline' or 'moral instruction' in later Hebrew. The nuance of מֹסָר is more closely connected to a verbal warning or correction, whereas מוּסָר can refer to broader instruction in wisdom or piety. Standard English translations sometimes render מֹסָר as 'instruction' or 'admonition,' but these may not always capture its specific sense of disciplinary warning. While later periods (such as the Second Temple and Rabbinic eras) used cognate forms to develop concepts of ethical discipline, in biblical usage, מֹסָר is relatively rare and confined to contexts emphasizing reproof and corrective instruction.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from יָסַר; admonition; instruction.
Bantu Hebrew
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יסר (y-s-r) — to discipline, correct, instruct, admonish, warn
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3250 | יִסּוֹר | discipliner |
| H3256 | יָסַר | I will discipline |
| H4147 | מוֹסֵר | to my restraints |
| H4148 | מוּסָר | in the discipline |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4561-01 |
וּ/בְ/מֹ֖סָרָ֣/ם | uvemosaram | HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp |
their instruction | and in their discipline | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4561-01 |
Job 33:16 | וּ/בְ/מֹ֖סָרָ֣/ם | uvemosaram | HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp |
their instruction | and in their discipline |