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Hebrew · H4147

מוֹסֵר

Properly, chastisement , i.e. (by implication) a halter ; figuratively, restraint

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מוֹסֵרH4147
Pronunciationmwōsēr

What does מוֹסֵר (mwōsēr) mean in the Bible?

מוֹסֵר (mwōsēr): Discipline that restrains and controls, moving from physical chastisement to metaphorical binding and restraint

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What does מוֹסֵר (mwōsēr) mean in the Bible?

מוֹסֵר (mwōsēr): Discipline that restrains and controls, moving from physical chastisement to metaphorical binding and restraint

How does the BSB render H4147?

The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the chains (2), your shackles (2), and broke away their chains (1), from the harness (1), my bonds (1).

Where does מוֹסֵר (mwōsēr) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 39:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (4), Psalms (3), Isaiah (2), Job (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
the chains2×Isaiah 52:2, Jeremiah 5:5
your shackles2×Isaiah 28:22, Nahum 1:13
and broke away their chains1×Psalms 107:14
from the harness1×Job 39:5
my bonds1×Psalms 116:16
out of leather straps1×Jeremiah 27:2
their bonds1×Jeremiah 30:8
Their chains1×Psalms 2:3
your chains1×Jeremiah 2:20
Show sample aligned rows
Job 39:5וּמֹסְר֥וֹתtofrom the harnessConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructPsalms 2:3מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹtoTheir chainsNoun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralPsalms 107:14וּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣םtoand broke away their chainsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralPsalms 116:16לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃tomy bondsPreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularIsaiah 28:22מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םtoyour shacklesNoun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralIsaiah 52:2מוֹסְרֵ֣יtothe chainsNoun - masculine plural constructJeremiah 2:20מוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְtoyour chainsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularJeremiah 5:5מוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃tothe chainsNoun - feminine pluralJeremiah 27:2מוֹסֵר֖וֹתtoout of leather strapsNoun - feminine pluralJeremiah 30:8וּמוֹסְרוֹתֶ֖יךָtotheir bondsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJob 39:5
Aligned rows11
Books represented5
Job1Psalms3Isaiah2Jeremiah4Nahum1
Source forms
וּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣ם1xū·mō·ws·rō·w·ṯê·hemPsalms 107:14
וּמוֹסְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ1xū·mō·ws·rō·w·ṯe·ḵāJeremiah 30:8
וּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְ1xū·mō·ws·rō·ṯa·yiḵNahum 1:13
וּמֹסְר֥וֹת1xū·mō·sə·rō·wṯJob 39:5
לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃1xlə·mō·w·sê·rāyPsalms 116:16
מוֹסֵר֖וֹת1xmō·w·sê·rō·wṯJeremiah 27:2
מוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃1xmō·w·sê·rō·wṯJeremiah 5:5
מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹ1xmō·ws·rō·w·ṯê·mōwPsalms 2:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural2xJeremiah 5:5, Jeremiah 27:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct1xJob 39:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular1xNahum 1:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xJeremiah 30:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xPsalms 107:14
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xPsalms 2:3
Noun - masculine plural construct1xIsaiah 52:2
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular1xJeremiah 2:20
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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