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H4147

מוֹסֵר

môwçêr · mo-sare'

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

Lexicon

Derivation: also (in plural) feminine מוֹסֵרָה; or מֹסְרָה; from H3256 (יָסַר);

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

  1. properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter
  2. figuratively, restraint

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: band, bond.

Letters

מ
Mem
ו
Vav
ס
Samekh
ר
Resh
  1. מMem40

    Picture: waves of water

    Concrete
    water · sea · blood · liquid
    Extended
    chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
  2. וVav6

    Picture: tent peg or hook

    Concrete
    nail · peg · hook
    Extended
    to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
  3. סSamekh60

    Picture: a prop or pillar

    Concrete
    pillar · prop · thorn
    Extended
    to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
  4. רResh200

    Picture: a human head

    Concrete
    head · face · person
    Extended
    first · top · beginning · chief · the highest

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

water, chaos, the mighty deep › to fasten and establish › to support and uphold › the head, the highest

Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to fasten and establish that works to support and uphold of the head, the highest.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מוֹסֵר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

  • their bands2 · 18%
  • thy bonds2 · 18%
  • the bands1 · 9%
  • my bonds1 · 9%
  • lest your bands1 · 9%
  • thyself from the bands1 · 9%
  • thy bands1 · 9%
  • the bonds1 · 9%
  • thee bonds1 · 9%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

וּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣ם1מוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃1וּמֹסְר֥וֹת1מוֹסֵר֖וֹת1לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃1מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑ם1מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹ1מוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְ1מוֹסְרֵ֣י1וּמוֹסְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ1וּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְ1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance