Strong's Definition
from 3256; a reprover
KJV Usage: instruct
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
יִסּוֹר (yis.sor) — faultfinder. faultfinder, reprover, one who reproves
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · יסר
People | ≈ יכח
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
People | ≈ יכח
one who deserves punishment meaning unsure; possibly: = a person who deserves to be punished
1 JOB 40:2 RSV NRSV ESV "fault-finder" NIV "will ... correct" = [1a] | NJPS "one who should be disciplined" = [1b] | NJB "will ... give way" | REB "be stubborn"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יִסּוֹר n.m. one who reproves, faultfinder, Jb 40:2 ref