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מוּסָר H4148

H4148 is the Hebrew word מוּסָר, transliterated mûwçâr and said moo-sawr'. The King James Version most often renders it instruction.

Word: מוּסָרTransliteration: mûwçârSaid: moo-sawr'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 44 verses

What it means

properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint.

Where it comes from

from H3256 (יָסַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 44 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

instruction 25×correction 7×chastisement 3×chastening 2×bond 1×check 1×discipline 1×without instruction 1×chasteneth 1×no correction 1×doctrine 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.

Verses using מוּסָר

The first 40 of 44 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 11:2 · KJV

And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,

Job 5:17 · KJV

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Job 12:18 · KJV

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

Job 20:3 · KJV

I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Job 36:10 · KJV

He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

Psalm 50:17 · KJV

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.

Proverbs 1:2 · KJV

To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

Proverbs 1:3 · KJV

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

Proverbs 1:8 · KJV

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Proverbs 3:11 · KJV

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

Proverbs 4:1 · KJV

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

Proverbs 4:13 · KJV

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

Proverbs 5:12 · KJV

And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

Proverbs 5:23 · KJV

He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Proverbs 6:23 · KJV

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Proverbs 7:22 · KJV

He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

Proverbs 8:10 · KJV

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Proverbs 8:33 · KJV

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

Proverbs 10:17 · KJV

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Proverbs 12:1 · KJV

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Proverbs 13:1 · KJV

A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Proverbs 13:18 · KJV

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Proverbs 13:24 · KJV

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Proverbs 15:5 · KJV

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

Proverbs 15:10 · KJV

Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

Proverbs 15:32 · KJV

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

Proverbs 15:33 · KJV

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

Proverbs 16:22 · KJV

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Proverbs 19:20 · KJV

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 19:27 · KJV

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 22:15 · KJV

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Proverbs 23:12 · KJV

Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 23:13 · KJV

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Proverbs 23:23 · KJV

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Isaiah 53:5 · KJV

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Jeremiah 2:30 · KJV

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Jeremiah 5:3 · KJV

O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Jeremiah 7:28 · KJV

But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.

Jeremiah 10:8 · KJV

But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

Jeremiah 30:14 · KJV

All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4148 mean?

H4148 is the Hebrew word מוּסָר (mûwçâr), meaning properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint.

How is H4148 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it instruction (25 times), correction (7 times), chastisement (3 times), chastening (2 times), bond (1 time), among others.

How many times does H4148 appear in the Bible?

מוּסָר (mûwçâr) is tagged in 44 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4148 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3256 (יָסַר).

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