יָסַר
To chastise , literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
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What does יָסַר (yasar) mean in the Bible?
יָסַר (yasar) is a Hebrew word meaning "to chastise , literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct". to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct BDB: discipline Usage: bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach. Expresses corrective covenant judgment. This term runs through the canonical themes of Covenant.
Meaning
Discipline that corrects through painful consequence, moving from physical punishment toward moral instruction and reformation.
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct BDB: discipline Usage: bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.
Why This Word Matters
Expresses corrective covenant judgment. Hosea 10:9-15
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 13×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Old Testament Witnesses
Showing 8 of 43 occurrences in the biblical text.