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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.
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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 - And if in spite of this you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again sevenfold for your sins,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:23 - “And if by this discipline you are not turned to me but walk contrary to me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:28 - then I will walk contrary to you in fury, and I myself will discipline you sevenfold for your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:36 - Out of heaven he let you hear his voice, that he might discipline you. And on earth he let you see his great fire, and you heard his words out of the midst of the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:5 - Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the LORD your God disciplines you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:18 - “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they discipline him, will not listen to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:18 - Then the elders of that city shall take the man and whip[fn] him,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:22 - Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, should direct the music, for he understood it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined 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 - King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined 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 instructed many,
and you have strengthened the weak hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:10 - Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 - To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith.[fn] A Psalm of David.
O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger,
nor discipline me in your wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:7 - I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 - A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering.
O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger,
nor discipline me in your wrath!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 - When you discipline a man
with rebukes for sin,
you consume like a moth what is dear to him;
surely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10 - He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
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 discipline, O LORD,
and whom you teach out of your law,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:18 - The LORD has disciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:18 - Discipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart on putting him to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:17 - Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will give delight to your heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:19 - By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
for though he understands, he will not respond.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:1 - The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:11 - For the LORD spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned 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 he is rightly instructed;
his God teaches him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - Your evil will chastise you,
and your apostasy will reprove you.
Know and see that it is evil and bitter
for you to forsake the LORD your God;
the fear of me is not in you,
declares the Lord GOD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:8 - Be warned, O Jerusalem,
lest I turn from you in disgust,
lest I make you a desolation,
an uninhabited land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:24 - Correct me, O LORD, but in justice;
not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:11 - For I am with you to save you,
declares the LORD;
I will make a full end of all the nations
among whom I scattered you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
I will discipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:18 - I have heard Ephraim grieving,
‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined,
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 - Fear not, O Jacob my servant,
declares the LORD,
for I am with you.
I will make a full end of all the nations
to which I have driven you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
I will discipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:48

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:48 - Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:12 - As they go, I will spread over them my net;
I will bring them down like birds of the heavens;
I will discipline them according to the report made to their congregation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:15 - Although I trained 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 I please, I will discipline them,
and nations shall be gathered against them
when they are bound up for their double iniquity.
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