יָסַד (ya.sad) means “to found” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yaw-sad' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יָסַד · ya.sad · to found
1) to found, fix, establish, lay foundation 1a) (Qal) to found, establish, begin 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to fix or seat themselves close together, sit in conclave 1b2) to be founded 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to found 1c2) to establish, appoint, ordain 1d) (Pual) to be founded, be laid 1e) (Hophal) to be founded
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a primitive root; to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
KJV glosses: appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, [idiom] sure.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| founded | 3 |
| the foundation | 2 |
| was laid | 2 |
| you have established them | 2 |
| a sure | 1 |
| and founds | 1 |
| and laid the foundations | 1 |
| and lay your foundations | 1 |
| and lays the foundation | 1 |
| and of the restoration | 1 |
| building up | 1 |
| destined it | 1 |
| gather | 1 |
| had appointed | 1 |
| had been laid | 1 |
| had laid the foundation | 1 |
| had not been laid | 1 |
| has founded | 1 |
| has founded it | 1 |
| have laid the foundation | 1 |
| he has established | 1 |
| he laid its foundation | 1 |
| he set | 1 |
| he will lay its foundations | 1 |
| i lay | 1 |
| it was founded | 1 |
| let its foundation be laid | 1 |
| order | 1 |
| set | 1 |
| the foundations | 1 |
| the foundations were laid | 1 |
| they conspire | 1 |
| to found | 1 |
| to lay the foundation | 1 |
| when i laid the foundations | 1 |
| you assigned | 1 |
| you have ordained | 1 |
| you laid the foundations | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| laid | 3 |
| was laid | 3 |
| hath founded | 2 |
| the foundation | 2 |
| to lay the foundation | 2 |
| a sure | 1 |
| also hath laid the foundation | 1 |
| and hath founded | 1 |
| and laid the foundations | 1 |
| and lay the foundations | 1 |
| and lay thy foundations | 1 |
| and layeth the foundation | 1 |
| and the foundation | 1 |
| because the foundation | 1 |
| behold i lay | 1 |
| but the foundation | 1 |
| did ordain | 1 |
| for he hath founded | 1 |
| founded | 1 |
| had appointed | 1 |
| hast thou laid the foundation | 1 |
| hast thou ordained | 1 |
| have laid the foundation | 1 |
| he laid the foundation | 1 |
| he shall lay the foundation | 1 |
| laid the foundation | 1 |
| set | 1 |
| take counsel | 1 |
| that the foundation | 1 |
| that thou hast founded | 1 |
| thereof thou hast founded | 1 |
| thou hast established | 1 |
| thou hast founded | 1 |
| thy foundation shall be laid | 1 |
| was instructed | 1 |
| was the foundation | 1 |
| wast thou when i laid the foundations | 1 |
| when the foundation | 1 |
| which he hath established | 1 |
| while they took counsel | 1 |
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Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.
Read word by wordAt that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
Read word by wordAnd the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.31
The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.
Read word by wordThe foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.
Read word by wordIn Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
Read word by wordThe number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
Read word by wordThe foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.
Read word by wordThe accounts of the sons of Joash and the many pronouncements about him, and of the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the third month they began building up the heaps, and they finished in the seventh month.
Read word by wordOn the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.
Read word by wordWhen the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.
Read word by wordAnd they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
Read word by wordBut many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.
Read word by wordBy order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
Read word by wordWhere were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
Read word by wordThe kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
Read word by wordFrom the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 8.3
For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Read word by wordFor I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 31.14
He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.
Read word by wordThe heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 89.12
In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 102.26
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
Read word by wordthe mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
Read word by wordLong ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
Read word by wordThe LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
Read word by wordHis legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.
Read word by wordWhat answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
Read word by wordLook at the land of the Chaldeans—a people now of no account. The Assyrians destined it for the desert creatures; they set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces. They brought it to ruin.
Read word by wordSo this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
Read word by wordwho says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
Read word by wordSurely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
Read word by wordBut you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the fury of the oppressor?
Read word by wordI have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”
Read word by word“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
Read word by wordHe builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.
Read word by wordAre You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.
Read word by wordConsider carefully from this day forward—from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider carefully:
Read word by word“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
Read word by wordThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.
Read word by wordThis is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
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