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Strong's H4148 מוּסָר (mucar)

Mucar means “chastisement” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4148 — ploutizo in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4148
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 50
Books 9

Strong's H4148 Quick Answer

Strong's H4148 מוּסָר (muwcar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. muwcar (moo-sawr') n-m. 1. (properly) chastisement 2. (figuratively) reproof, warning or instruction It has 50 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include instruction, reproof, chastisement, chastening, and bond. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
muwcar (moo-sawr') n-m. 1. (properly) chastisement 2. (figuratively) reproof, warning or instruction
Usage
50 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
instruction, reproof, chastisement, chastening, and bond

Meaning and Definition

muwcar (moo-sawr') n-m. 1. (properly) chastisement 2. (figuratively) reproof, warning or instruction 3. also restraint [from H3256] KJV: bond, chastening ((-eth)), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke. Root(s): H3256

Original Word
מוּסָר
Transliteration
muwcar
Derivation
Root: יסר First root strongs: 3256
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4148. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4148 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render muwcar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

instruction Psalms 50:17 23× reproof Proverbs 5:12 chastening Job 5:17 chastisement Deuteronomy 11:2 also Job 36:10 bond Job 12:18 chasteneth Proverbs 13:24 reproofs Proverbs 6:23

How Strong's H4148 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 50 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4148 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4148 in the Old Testament

50 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 11:2 KJV

And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,

Job 5:17 KJV

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Job 12:18 KJV

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

Usage Excerpts

First 50 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4148.

Deuteronomy 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,
Job 5:17 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Job 12:18 Old Testament, KJV
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
Job 20:3 Old Testament, KJV
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
Job 36:10 Old Testament, KJV
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
Psalms 50:17 Old Testament, KJV
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.
Proverbs 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
Proverbs 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
Proverbs 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
Proverbs 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 4:13 Old Testament, KJV
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Proverbs 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Proverbs 5:23 Old Testament, KJV
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 6:23 Old Testament, KJV
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Proverbs 7:22 Old Testament, KJV
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Proverbs 8:33 Old Testament, KJV
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Proverbs 10:17 Old Testament, KJV
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
Proverbs 12:1 Old Testament, KJV
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 13:1 Old Testament, KJV
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs 13:18 Old Testament, KJV
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Proverbs 13:24 Old Testament, KJV
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 15:5 Old Testament, KJV
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:10 Old Testament, KJV
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
Proverbs 15:32 Old Testament, KJV
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
Proverbs 15:33 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Proverbs 16:22 Old Testament, KJV
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Proverbs 19:20 Old Testament, KJV
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Proverbs 19:27 Old Testament, KJV
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 22:15 Old Testament, KJV
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:13 Old Testament, KJV
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 23:23 Old Testament, KJV
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs 24:32 Old Testament, KJV
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Isaiah 26:16 Old Testament, KJV
LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
Isaiah 53:5 Old Testament, KJV
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Jeremiah 2:30 Old Testament, KJV
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Jeremiah 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Jeremiah 7:28 Old Testament, KJV
But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
Jeremiah 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
Jeremiah 17:23 Old Testament, KJV
But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
Jeremiah 30:14 Old Testament, KJV
All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
Jeremiah 32:33 Old Testament, KJV
And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.
Jeremiah 35:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.
Ezekiel 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
Hosea 5:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
Zephaniah 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
Zephaniah 3:7 Old Testament, KJV
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4148, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 30 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4148 FAQ

What does mucar (מוּסָר) mean?

Mucar (Strong's H4148) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "chastisement". muwcar (moo-sawr') n-m. 1. (properly) chastisement 2. (figuratively) reproof, warning or instruction

How many times is mucar (מוּסָר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 50 linked usages for Strong's H4148 across 9 books.

Where can I study mucar (מוּסָר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4148 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mucar (מוּסָר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as instruction, reproof, chastisement, chastening, bond, and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.