יִסּוֹר
yiççôwr · H3250 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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fault-finder
Meaning unsure; possibly: a person who responds to allegedly negative behavior of others in the form of an accusation or a verbal rebuke
ExamplesJob 40:2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who rebukes God give an answer.”
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one who deserves punishment
Meaning unsure; possibly: a person who deserves to be punished
ExamplesJob 40:2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who rebukes God give an answer.”
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- רִיבto contend, to quarrel, to plead 1
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Near synonyms 2 words
- לָמַד lâmad · H3925 · learn, to teach, to instruct
- לָמַד is the standard Hebrew verb for teaching and instructing, often used in educational contexts. While it overlaps with יִסּוֹר in the sense of instruction, לָמַד typically emphasizes imparting knowledge or skill, whereas יִסּוֹר (cognate with יָסַר) carries more connotation of corrective discipline alongside instruction.
- יָרָה yârâh · H3384 · to throw, to cast, to shoot (arrows)
- הוֹרָה (from יָרָה) means to teach, instruct, or give direction, often with authoritative guidance. It shares the instructional sense with יִסּוֹר but typically lacks the disciplinary/corrective nuance inherent in the יָסַר word family.
In the other Testament 2 words
- παιδεύω paideúō · G3811 · to teach, to instruct, to train
- παιδεύω is the standard Greek verb for instructing, training, and disciplining, corresponding closely to the semantic range of יִסּוֹר and its cognate family (יָסַר, מוּסָר). This is the natural cross-linguistic equivalent used in LXX contexts where Hebrew instruction/discipline terminology appears.
- νουθετέω nouthetéō · G3560 · to instruct, to teach, instruction
- νουθετέω captures the instructional/corrective aspect of יִסּוֹר, focusing on verbal admonition and instruction. It is a common Greek term for corrective instruction that overlaps semantically with the Hebrew discipline/instruction word family.
Semantic domains 1 entry
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- יִסּוֹר denotes an instructor or one who teaches, tying the act of instruction to the human role of teacher.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3250. yissor יִסּוֺר noun masculine one who reproves, fault-finder, יִסּוֺר עִםשַֿׁדַּי…
יִסּוֺר noun masculine one who reproves, fault-finder, יִסּוֺר עִםשַֿׁדַּי הֲרֹשׁ Job 40:2 shall a reprover contend with Shadday?
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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