The Hebrew word יָסַר, yacar occurs 44 times in the Old Testament. It has a variety of meanings including admonished (2), chasten (5), chastens (1), chastise (4), chastised (2), correct (4), corrects (1), discipline (4), disciplined (6), disciplines (1), disciplining (1), instructed (2), instruction (1), instructs (2), punish (2), take (1), taught (1), trained (1), turned (1), warned (1). Of the 44 occurrences, only two relate to the topic of annihilationism (Lev. 26:18, 28). In both of these instances, the punishment experienced is said to be seven times more for sins committed. Therefore, it is an ongoing experience.
- Ongoing experience of punishment
- Lev. 26:18; 26:28
- Hebrew word: יָסַר, yacar
- Meaning: Punishment
- Strong’s #: H3256
- Frequency: 44 occurrences
| TABLE OF ALL OLD TESTAMENT USAGES OF YACAR, יָסׄר | ||
| Address | Verse | Meaning |
| Lev. 26:18 | ‘If also after these things you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. | Ongoing Experience |
| Lev. 26:28 | then I will act with wrathful hostility against you, and I, even I, will punish you seven times for your sins. | Ongoing Experience |
- יָסַר” (yā·sǎr): v.; ≡ Str 3256; TWOT 877—1. LN 38.1–38.13 (qal) correct, discipline, i.e., punish in order to improve behavior, implying the training of the person (Ps 94:10; Pr 9:7+); (nif) disciplined, accept correction (Lev 26:23; Pr 29:19; Jer 31:18+); (piel) punish, correct, discipline (Dt 8:5); 2. LN 33.423–33.425 (nif) be warned, i.e., receive information about a future danger, or the consequences of a certain action (Ps 2:10; Jer 6:8; Eze 23:48+); (nitpael) let oneself take warning; 3. LN 33.224–33.250 (piel) teach, instruct, i.e., give formal and informal instruction, often with a focus on warning of consequences for bad behavior (Isa 28:26; Hos 7:15), note: for another interp in Hos 7:15 & Job 4:3, see 3580; 4. LN 18.12–18.23 (hif) catch, trap, i.e., capture an object by attaching a snare or entangling net (Hos 7:12)”
- Swanson, James. Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains : Hebrew (Old Testament). Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997.
