יָסַר

ya.sarto disciplineHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb43 occurrences12 books38 verses

Definition

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

43 total
  1. Leviticus 26:18לְיַסְּרָ֣ה · to punish
    And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.
  2. Leviticus 26:23תִוָּסְר֖וּ · accept My discipline
    And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
  3. Leviticus 26:28וְיִסַּרְתִּ֤י · will punish
    …then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
  4. Deuteronomy 4:36לְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּ · to discipline you
    He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.
  5. Deuteronomy 8:5יְיַסֵּ֥ר · disciplines; מְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ׃ · disciplines you
    So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
  6. Deuteronomy 21:18וְיסְּר֣וּ · when disciplined
    If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
  7. Deuteronomy 22:18וְיִסְּר֖וּ · and punish him
    Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him.
  8. 1 Kings 12:11יִסַּ֤ר · scourged; אֲיַסֵּ֥ר · will scourge
    Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
  9. 1 Kings 12:14יִסַּ֤ר · scourged; אֲיַסֵּ֥ר · will scourge
    …and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
  10. 1 Chronicles 15:22יָסֹר֙ · was the director
    Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.
  11. 2 Chronicles 10:11יִסַּ֤ר · scourged
    Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
  12. 2 Chronicles 10:14יִסַּ֤ר · scourged
    …and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
  13. Job 4:3יִסַּ֣רְתָּ · you have instructed
    Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.
  14. Psalm 2:10הִ֝וָּסְר֗וּ · be admonished
    Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
  15. Psalm 6:1תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃ · discipline me
    For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
  16. Psalm 16:7יִסְּר֥וּנִי · instructs me
    I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
  17. Psalm 38:1תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃ · or discipline me
    A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
  18. Psalm 39:11יִסַּ֬רְתָּ · You discipline
    You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
  19. Psalm 94:10הֲיֹסֵ֣ר · He who admonishes
    He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
  20. Psalm 94:12תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ · You discipline
    Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
  21. Psalm 118:18יַסֹּ֣ר · disciplined me severely; יִסְּרַ֣נִּי
    The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
  22. Proverbs 9:7יֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀ · He who corrects
    He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
  23. Proverbs 19:18יַסֵּ֣ר · Discipline
    Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
  24. Proverbs 29:17יַסֵּ֣ר · Discipline
    Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
  25. Proverbs 29:19יִוָּ֣סֶר · be corrected
    A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
  26. Proverbs 31:1יִסְּרַ֥תּוּ · taught him
    These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
  27. Isaiah 8:11וְיִסְּרֵ֕נִי · instructing me
    For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:
  28. Isaiah 28:26וְיִסְּר֥וֹ · instructs
    For his God instructs and teaches him properly.
  29. Jeremiah 2:19תְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְ · will discipline you
    Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
  30. Jeremiah 6:8הִוָּסְרִי֙ · Be forewarned
    Be forewarned, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitant.”
  31. Jeremiah 10:24יַסְּרֵ֥נִי · Correct me
    Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice—not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.
  32. Jeremiah 30:11וְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ · Yet I will discipline you
    For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
  33. Jeremiah 31:18יִסַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ · You disciplined me severely; וָֽאִוָּסֵ֔ר
    I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
  34. Jeremiah 46:28וְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ · Yet I will discipline you
    And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
  35. Ezekiel 23:48וְנִֽוַּסְּרוּ֙ · will be admonished
    So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.
  36. Hosea 7:12אַיְסִרֵ֕ם · I will chastise them
    As they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together.
  37. Hosea 7:15יִסַּ֔רְתִּי · trained
    Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me.
  38. Hosea 10:10וְאֶסֳּרֵ֑ם · I will chasten them
    I will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.