Strong's H3256 · Hebrew
יָסַר
yâçar · /yaw-sar'/
Definition
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
KJV: bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יָסַר across 38 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
38 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus3 verses
And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
Leviticus 26:23And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
Leviticus 26:28Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
Deuteronomy4 verses
Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
Deuteronomy 8:5Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.
Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
Deuteronomy 22:18And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;
1 Kings2 verses
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
1 Kings 12:14And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
1 Chronicles1 verse
2 Chronicles2 verses
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
2 Chronicles 10:14And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Psalms8 verses
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Psalms 6:1O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
Psalms 16:7I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
Psalms 38:1O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
Psalms 39:11When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
Psalms 94:10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
Psalms 118:18The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
Proverbs5 verses
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Proverbs 29:19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
Proverbs 31:1The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Isaiah2 verses
Jeremiah6 verses
Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.
Jeremiah 6:8Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
Jeremiah 10:24O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
Jeremiah 30:11For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
Jeremiah 46:28Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the Lord: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
Ezekiel1 verse
Hosea3 verses
When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
Hosea 7:15Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
Hosea 10:10It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3256 (yâçar) mean?
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
How many times does H3256 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3256 (יָסַר) appears in 38 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “chastise.”
How is yâçar translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3256 is rendered as “chastise” (6×), “chastised” (6×), “Correct” (6×), “instructed” (5×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word יָסַר come from?
a primitive root;