What does מוֹסֵר (mwōsēr) mean in the Bible?
מוֹסֵר (mwōsēr): Discipline that restrains and controls, moving from physical chastisement to metaphorical binding and restraint
Hebrew · H4147
מוֹסֵר
Properly, chastisement , i.e. (by implication) a halter ; figuratively, restraint
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מוֹסֵר H4147
Pronunciation mwōsēr
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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Questions this entry answers
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 chains 2× Isaiah 52:2, Jeremiah 5:5
your shackles 2× Isaiah 28:22, Nahum 1:13
and broke away their chains 1× Psalms 107:14
from the harness 1× Job 39:5
my bonds 1× Psalms 116:16
out of leather straps 1× Jeremiah 27:2
their bonds 1× Jeremiah 30:8
Their chains 1× Psalms 2:3
your chains 1× Jeremiah 2:20
Show sample aligned rows
Job 39:5 וּמֹסְר֥וֹת to from the harness Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 2:3 מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹ to Their chains Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 107:14 וּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣ם to and broke away their chains Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 116:16 לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃ to my bonds Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Isaiah 28:22 מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑ם to your shackles Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Isaiah 52:2 מוֹסְרֵ֣י to the chains Noun - masculine plural construct Jeremiah 2:20 מוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְ to your chains Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Jeremiah 5:5 מוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃ to the chains Noun - feminine plural Jeremiah 27:2 מוֹסֵר֖וֹת to out of leather straps Noun - feminine plural Jeremiah 30:8 וּמוֹסְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ to their bonds Conjunctive 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 row Job 39:5
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 5
Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 4 Nahum 1
Source forms
וּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣ם 1x ū·mō·ws·rō·w·ṯê·hem Psalms 107:14
וּמוֹסְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ 1x ū·mō·ws·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā Jeremiah 30:8
וּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְ 1x ū·mō·ws·rō·ṯa·yiḵ Nahum 1:13
וּמֹסְר֥וֹת 1x ū·mō·sə·rō·wṯ Job 39:5
לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃ 1x lə·mō·w·sê·rāy Psalms 116:16
מוֹסֵר֖וֹת 1x mō·w·sê·rō·wṯ Jeremiah 27:2
מוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃ 1x mō·w·sê·rō·wṯ Jeremiah 5:5
מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹ 1x mō·ws·rō·w·ṯê·mōw Psalms 2:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 2x Jeremiah 5:5, Jeremiah 27:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Job 39:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Nahum 1:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 30:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 107:14
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 2:3
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Isaiah 52:2
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 2:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Discipline that restrains and controls, moving from physical chastisement to metaphorical binding and restraint
Source Gloss
properly, chastisement , i.e. (by implication) a halter ; figuratively, restraint
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Discipline that restrains and controls, moving from physical chastisement to metaphorical binding and restraint
properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraint BDB: band Usage: band, bond.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מוֹסֵר is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain