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Lexicon :: Strong's H3256 - yāsar

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יָסַר
Transliteration
yāsar
Pronunciation
yaw-sar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 877

Strong’s Definitions

יָסַר yâçar, yaw-sar'; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H3256 in the following manner: chastise (21x), instruct (8x), correct (7x), taught (2x), bound (1x), punish (1x), reformed (1x), reproveth (1x), sore (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's H3256 in the following manner: chastise (21x), instruct (8x), correct (7x), taught (2x), bound (1x), punish (1x), reformed (1x), reproveth (1x), sore (1x).

  1. to chasten, discipline, instruct, admonish

    1. (Qal)

      1. to chasten, admonish

      2. to instruct

      3. to discipline

    2. (Niphal) to let oneself be chastened or corrected or admonished

    3. (Piel)

      1. to discipline, correct

      2. to chasten, chastise

    4. (Hiphil) to chasten

    5. (Nithpael) to teach

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָסַר yâçar, yaw-sar'; 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.
STRONGS H3256: Abbreviations
† [יָסַר] verb discipline, chasten, admonish (Talmud Targum יִ(י)סּוֺר chastisement; but Aramaic יְסַר is bind) —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine suffix וְיִסְּרֵנִי Isaiah 8:11 (Di De SS see Bo§ 1103 Ew§ 249 d, but Thes MV Che and others
Pi. Perfect); 1st person singular suffix וְאֶסֳּרֵם Hosea 10:10 (Ges§ 71); Infinitive absolute יָסֹר 1 Chronicles 15:22 (noun Ke, point as participle Öttli); Participle יֹסֵר Proverbs 9:7; Psalm 94:10; יסורי Jeremiah 17:13 Kt see סוּר; —
1. admonish Isaiah 8:11 (followed by suffix + מִלֶּכֶת away from walking, i.e. not to walk), Proverbs 9:7 (|| מוֺכִיחַ).
2. instruct, 1 Chronicles 15:22.
3. discipline, of God Hosea 10:10; Psalm 94:10.
Niph. Imperfect יִוָּ֫סֶר עֶ֫בֶד Proverbs 29:19; אִוָּסֵר Jeremiah 31:18; תִּוָּֽֽֽסְרוּ Leviticus 26:23; Imperative feminine הִוָּֽֽֽסְרִי Jeremiah 6:8; masculine plural הִיָסְרוּ Psalm 2:10; — (Niph. tolerate., Ges§ 51 2.), let oneself be corrected, admonished by words of man Psalm 2:10; Proverbs 29:19); let oneself be chastened by discipline of God Jeremiah 6:8; Jeremiah 31:18; Leviticus 26:23.
Pi. Perfect יִסַּר 1 Kings 12:11 + 3 times; suffix יִסְּרַנִּי Psalm 118:18; יִסְּרוֺ Isaiah 28:26; 3rd person feminine suffix יִסְּרַתּוּ Proverbs 31:1; 2nd person masculine יִסַּרְתָּ Psalm 39:12; Job 4:3, etc. + 8 times Perfect; Imperfect יְיַסֵּר Deuteronomy 8:5; 2nd person masculine suffix תְּיַסְּרֶנּוּ Psalm 94:12, etc. + 5 times Imperfect; Imperative יַסֵּר Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 29:17; suffix יַסְּרֵנִי Jeremiah 10:24; Infinitive absolute יַסֹּר Psalm 118:18; construct יַסְּרָה Leviticus 26:18; suffix יַסְּרֶ֑ךָּ Deuteronomy 4:36; Participle מְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּ Deuteronomy 8:5; —
1. discipline, correct (the moral nature, with more or less severity according to circumstances):
a. of God, with accusative Hosea 7:15 (of training arms), Deuteronomy 4:36 (see Dr), Deuteronomy 8:5 (Israel as son), Isaiah 28:26, happy the man אשׁר תיסרנו יהּ Psalm 94:12 Psalm 118:18 (twice in verse)
b. of man, with accusative Deuteronomy 8:5; Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 29:17 (all of a father his son), Job 4:3; Proverbs 31:1; Psalm 16:7 my reins (the emotions of my own heart) correct, admonish me.
2. more severely, chasten, chastise:
a. of God, followed by accusative of person, Jeremiah 31:18; אַלבַּֿחֲמָֽתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵנִי Psalm 6:2; Psalm 38:2; בְּמשׁפט אל באף Jeremiah 10:24; למשׁפט Jeremiah 30:11 = Jeremiah 46:28; על חטאת Leviticus 26:18, 28; בתוכחות על עון Psalm 39:12.
b. of man, a father his son Deuteronomy 21:18; elders a man Deuteronomy 22:18 (including, as perhaps Deuteronomy 21:18, bodily chastisement); a king his subjects בַּשּׁוֺטִים and בָּעַקְרַבִּים 1 Kings 12:11, 14 2 Chronicles 10:11, 14.
c. תְּיַסְּרֵךְ רָֽעָתֵךְ Jeremiah 2:19 thy badness will chastise thee.
Nithp. Perfect נִוַּסְּרוּ Ezekiel 23:48 (for נִתְוַסְּרוּ Ges§ 55 R. 7); passive be disciplined, corrected.
Hiph. Imperfect 1st person singular suffix אַיְסִירֵם (Ew§ 131 c, but error for אֲיַסְּרֵם Bö§ 437 f SS), with accusative chasten Hosea 7:12.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

26:18; 26:18; 26:23; 26:23; 26:28

Deuteronomy

4:36; 4:36; 8:5; 8:5; 8:5; 8:5; 21:18; 21:18; 22:18

1 Kings

12:11; 12:11; 12:14

1 Chronicles

15:22; 15:22

2 Chronicles

10:11; 10:14

Job

4:3; 4:3

Psalms

2:10; 2:10; 6:2; 16:7; 38:2; 39:12; 39:12; 94:10; 94:10; 94:12; 94:12; 118:18; 118:18; 118:18

Proverbs

9:7; 9:7; 19:18; 19:18; 29:17; 29:17; 29:19; 29:19; 31:1; 31:1

Isaiah

8:11; 8:11; 28:26; 28:26

Jeremiah

2:19; 6:8; 6:8; 10:24; 10:24; 17:13; 30:11; 31:18; 31:18; 31:18; 46:28

Ezekiel

23:48

Hosea

7:12; 7:15; 10:10; 10:10

H3256

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Strong's Number H3256 matches the Hebrew יָסַר (yāsar),
which occurs 43 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:18 - ‘If also after these things you do not obey Me, then I will punish H3256 you seven times more for your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:23 - ‘And if by these things you are not turned H3256 to Me, but act with hostility against Me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:28 - then I will act with wrathful hostility against you, and I, even I, will punish H3256 you seven times for your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:36 - “Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline H3256 you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:5 - “Thus you are to know in your heart that the LORD your God was disciplining H3256 you just as a man disciplines H3256 his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:18 - “If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise H3256 him, he will not even listen to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:18 - “So the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise H3256 him,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - ‘Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined H3256 you with whips, but I will discipline H3256 you with scorpions.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined H3256 you with whips, but I will discipline H3256 you with scorpions.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:22 - Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave H3256 instruction H3256 in singing because he was skillful.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - ‘Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined H3256 you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:14 - He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “[fn]My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined H3256 you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:3 - “Behold you have admonished H3256 many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:10 - Now therefore, O kings, show discernment;
Take H3256 warning, H3256 O [fn]judges of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 - For the choir director; with stringed instruments, [fn]upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.
O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor chasten H3256 me in Your wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:7 - I will bless the LORD who has counseled me;
Indeed, my [fn]mind instructs H3256 me in the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 - A Psalm of David, for a memorial.
O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath,
And chasten H3256 me not in Your burning anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 - “With reproofs You chasten H3256 a man for iniquity;
You consume as a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10 - He who [fn]chastens H3256 the nations, will He not rebuke,
Even He who teaches man knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:12 - Blessed is the man whom You chasten, H3256 O [fn]LORD,
And whom You teach out of Your law;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:18 - [fn]The LORD has disciplined H3256 me severely, H3256
But He has not given me over to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - He who corrects H3256 a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man gets [fn]insults for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:18 - Discipline H3256 your son while there is hope,
And do not desire [fn]his death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:17 - Correct H3256 your son, and he will give you comfort;
He will also [fn]delight your soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:19 - A slave will not be instructed H3256 by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no response.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:1 - The words of King Lemuel, the [fn]oracle which his mother taught H3256 him:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:11 - For thus the LORD spoke to me [fn]with mighty power and instructed H3256 me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:26 - For his God instructs H3256 and teaches him properly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - “Your own wickedness will correct H3256 you,
And your apostasies will reprove you;
Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter
For you to forsake the LORD your God,
And the dread of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord [fn]GOD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:8 - “Be warned, H3256 O Jerusalem,
Or [fn]I shall be alienated from you,
And make you a desolation,
A land not inhabited.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:24 - Correct H3256 me, O LORD, but with justice;
Not with Your anger, or You will [fn]bring me to nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:11 - ‘For I am with you,’ declares the LORD, ‘to save you;
For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you,
Only I will not destroy you completely.
But I will chasten H3256 you justly
And will by no means leave you unpunished.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:18 - “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,
‘You have chastised H3256 me, and I was chastised, H3256
Like an untrained calf;
Bring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the LORD my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:28 - “O Jacob My servant, do not fear,” declares the LORD,
“For I am with you.
For I will make a full end of all the nations
Where I have driven you,
Yet I will not make a full end of you;
But I will correct H3256 you properly
And by no means leave you unpunished.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:48

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:48 - ‘Thus I will make lewdness cease from the land, that all women may be admonished H3256 and not commit [fn]lewdness as you have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:12 - When they go, I will spread My net over them;
I will bring them down like the birds of the sky.
I will chastise H3256 them in accordance with the [fn]proclamation to their assembly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:15 - Although I trained H3256 and strengthened their arms,
Yet they devise evil against Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:10 - When it is My desire, I will [fn]chastise H3256 them;
And the peoples will be gathered against them
When they are bound for their double guilt.
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