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Lexicon :: Strong's H3245 - yāsaḏ

Aa
יָסַד
Transliteration
yāsaḏ
Pronunciation
yaw-sad'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 875

Strong’s Definitions

יָסַד yâçad, yaw-sad'; a primitive root; to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult:—appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, × sure.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H3245 in the following manner: foundation (15x), lay (8x), founded (8x), ordain (2x), counsel (2x), established (2x), foundation (with H3117) (1x), appointed (1x), instructed (1x), set (1x), sure (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H3245 in the following manner: foundation (15x), lay (8x), founded (8x), ordain (2x), counsel (2x), established (2x), foundation (with H3117) (1x), appointed (1x), instructed (1x), set (1x), sure (1x).

  1. to found, fix, establish, lay foundation

    1. (Qal) to found, establish, begin

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to fix or seat themselves close together, sit in conclave

      2. to be founded

    3. (Piel)

      1. to found

      2. to establish, appoint, ordain

    4. (Pual) to be founded, be laid

    5. (Hophal) to be founded

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָסַד yâçad, yaw-sad'; a primitive root; to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult:—appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, × sure.
STRONGS H3245: Abbreviations
† יָסַד verb establish, found, fix (Late Hebrew id., especially Pi.; Aramaic יְסַד; perhaps originally fix firm or close; Arabic bdb041303 pillow; verb denominative II. fix as a pillow against one; see lean against, recline, Lane2940 Saad Genesis 28:11; in Hebrew usually fix firm so as to found) —
Qal Perfect יָסַד Psalm 104:5; Proverbs 3:19; suffix יְסָדָהּ Psalm 24:2 + 3 times; 3rd person feminine singular יָֽֽֽסְדָה Isaiah 48:13; יָסַדְתָּ Psalm 104:8; יָסַ֑֫דְתָּ Psalm 102:26; suffix יְסַדְתּוֺ Habakkuk 1:12; יְסַדְתָּם Psalm 89:12; Psalm 119:152; וִיסַדְתִּיךְ consecutive Isaiah 54:11; Infinitive וִיסוֺד 2 Chronicles 24:27; לִיסּוֺד 2 Chronicles 31:7 (see Ges§ 69, 2, R. 1; Baer לְיִסּוֺד); לִיסֹד Isaiah 51:16; יָסְדִי Job 38:4; יָסְדוֺ Ezra 3:12; Participle יִסֵד Isaiah 51:13; Zechariah 12:1 + Isaiah 28:16 (Checritical note, MT יִסַּד); — found, establish, with accusative, the earth Psalm 24:2 (|| כונן), compare Psalm 78:69 (object omitted), Psalm 89:12; Psalm 102:26; Psalm 104:5 compare Psalm 89:8 (followed by לְ), Proverbs 3:19; Isaiah 48:13; Job 38:4; Isaiah 51:13, 16; Zechariah 12:1, vault of heaven Amos 9:6; of founding the second temple Ezra 3:12, of restoration under Joash, Infinitive יְסוֺד 2 Chronicles 24:27; metaphor of future Israel Isaiah 54:11; of י׳, establish the Chaldaean (as his instrument) להוכיח for correction Habakkuk 1:12 (|| שִׁים), his commandments Psalm 119:152; in weakened sense (si vera lectio) יָסַד לְצִיִּים Isaiah 23:13 appoint a city for desert-creatures (on meaning in context, see Di); appoint, fix Ezra 7:9 emended (see יְסֻד); found, begin, heaps of offerings in י׳'s house 2 Chronicles 31:7.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person plural נוֹסְדוּ Psalm 2:2; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תִּוָּסֵד Isaiah 44:28; Infinitive הִוָּֽֽֽסְדָהּ Exodus 9:18; הִיָּֽֽֽסְדָם Psalm 31:14; —
1. fix or seat themselves close together sit in conclave Psalm 2:2; Psalm 31:14 (> Bae from bdb041401, δμιλιἀ), but Lag's emendation נוֺעֲדוּ is probable (compare Nehemiah 6:2).
2. be founded, Isaiah 44:28 (temple), Exodus 9:18 (Egypt).
Pi. Perfect יִסַּד Isaiah 14:32 + 3 times; יִסְּדָהּ 1 Kings 16:34; יִסַּ֫דְתָּ Psalm 8:3; יִסְּדוּ Zechariah 4:9; Ezra 3:10; Imperfect יְיַסְּדֶנָּה Joshua 6:26; Infinitive לְיַסֵּד 1 Kings 5:31 [1 Kings 5:17]; —
1. found (= Qal), followed by active, city Joshua 6:26 (JE), 1 Kings 16:34, temple 1 Kings 5:31 [1 Kings 5:17]; Zechariah 4:9; Ezra 3:10; Zion Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 28:16 הִנְנִי יִסַּד (read יֹסֵד; see above)
2. establish Psalm 8:3 followed by עֹז; appoint, ordain (late) 1 Chronicles 9:22 (followed by accusative), Esther 1:8 (absolute).
Pu. Perfect, יֻסַּד 1 Kings 6:37 + 2 times; יֻסָּ֑ד Ezra 3:6 Participle מְיסָֻּ֑ד 1 Kings 7:10; מְיסָֻּדִים Songs 5:15; be founded, be laid, of a foundation 1 Kings 6:37; Ezra 3:6; Haggai 2:18; Zechariah 8:9; Participle = substantive foundation 1 Kings 7:10, compare מוסד below; pillars set on bases, simile of legs Songs 5:15.
Hoph. be founded: Infinitive הוּסַד 2 Chronicles 3:3; Ezra 3:11; Participle מוּסָּד Isaiah 28:16; — the being founded, founding, עַל הוּסַד בֵּית י׳ Ezra 3:11 because of the founding (laying the foundation) of the house of י׳; וְאֵלֶּה הוּסַד שְׁלֹמֹה לִבְנוֺת וגו׳ 2 Chronicles 3:3 and this is (literally these are) the founding of Solomon to build the house of God, i.e. this is the foundation which Solomon laid for building, etc.; Participle מוּסָד מוּסָּד Isaiah 28:16 a foundation founded, i.e. well laid (compare מְחֻפָּשׂ חֵפֶשׂ מְחֻכָּם חָכָם).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

28:11

Exodus

9:18; 9:18

Joshua

6:26; 6:26

1 Kings

5:17; 5:17; 6:37; 6:37; 7:10; 7:10; 16:34; 16:34

1 Chronicles

9:22

2 Chronicles

3:3; 3:3; 24:27; 24:27; 31:7; 31:7

Ezra

3:6; 3:6; 3:10; 3:10; 3:11; 3:11; 3:12; 3:12; 7:9

Nehemiah

6:2

Esther

1:8

Job

38:4; 38:4

Psalms

2:2; 2:2; 8:3; 8:3; 24:2; 24:2; 31:14; 31:14; 78:69; 89:8; 89:12; 89:12; 102:26; 102:26; 104:5; 104:5; 104:8; 119:152; 119:152

Proverbs

3:19; 3:19

Song of Songs

5:15; 5:15

Isaiah

14:32; 14:32; 23:13; 28:16; 28:16; 28:16; 28:16; 44:28; 44:28; 48:13; 48:13; 51:13; 51:13; 51:16; 51:16; 54:11; 54:11

Amos

9:6

Habakkuk

1:12; 1:12

Haggai

2:18

Zechariah

4:9; 4:9; 8:9; 12:1; 12:1

H3245

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Strong's Number H3245 matches the Hebrew יָסַד (yāsaḏ),
which occurs 42 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:18 - Truly, tomorrow about this time I will send down an ice-storm, such as never was in Egypt from its earliest days till now.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:26 - Then Joshua gave the people orders with an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed before the Lord who puts his hand to the building up of this town: with the loss of his first son will he put the first stone of it in place, and with the loss of his youngest son he will put up its doors.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:17 - By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:37 - In the fourth year the base of the house was put in its place, in the month Ziv.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:10 - And the base was of great masses of highly priced stone, some ten cubits and some eight cubits square.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:34 - In his days Hiel made Jericho; he put its base in position at the price of Abiram, his oldest son, and he put its doors in place at the price of his youngest son Segub; even as the Lord had said by Joshua, the son of Nun.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:22 - There were two hundred and twelve whose business it was to keep the doorway. These were listed by families in the country places where they were living, whom David and Samuel the seer put in their responsible positions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:3 - And Solomon put the base of the house of God in position; by the older measure it was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:7 - The first store of things was put down in the third month, and in the seventh month the masses were complete.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:6 - From the first day of the seventh month they made a start with the burned offerings, but the base of the Temple of the Lord had still not been put in its place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10 - And when the builders put in position the base of the Temple of the Lord, the priests, dressed in their robes, took their places with horns, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with brass instruments, to give praise to the Lord in the way ordered by David, king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:11 - And they gave praise to the Lord, answering one another in their songs and saying, For he is good, for his mercy to Israel is eternal. And all the people gave a great cry of joy, when they gave praise to the Lord, because the base of the Lord's house was put in place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:12 - But a number of the priests and Levites and the heads of families, old men who had seen the first house, when the base of this house was put down before their eyes, were overcome with weeping; and a number were crying out with joy:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:8 - And the drinking was in keeping with the law; no one was forced: for the king had given orders to all the chief servants of his house to do as was pleasing to every man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4 - Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:2 - The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:2 - You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:2 - For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:13 - False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:69

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:69 - And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:11 - Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:25 - In the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:5 - He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:8 - The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:152

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:152 - I have long had knowledge that your unchanging word is for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:19 - The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:15 - His legs are as pillars of stone on a base of delicate gold; his looks are as Lebanon, beautiful as the cedar-tree.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:32 - What answer, then, will my people give to the representatives of the nation? That the Lord is the builder of Zion, and she will be a safe place for the poor of his people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 - For this cause says the Lord God, See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested stone, an angle-stone which is certain and of great value: and he who has faith will not give way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:28 - Who says of Cyrus, He will take care of my sheep, and will do all my pleasure: who says of Jerusalem, I will give the word for your building; and of the Temple, Your bases will be put in place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:13 - Yes, by my hand was the earth placed on its base, and by my right hand the heavens were stretched out; at my word they take up their places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:13 - And you have given no thought to the Lord your Maker, by whom the heavens were stretched out, and the earth placed on its base; and you went all day in fear of the wrath of the cruel one, when he was making ready for your destruction. And where is the wrath of the cruel one?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:16 - And I have put my words in your mouth, covering you with the shade of my hand, stretching out the heavens, and placing the earth on its base, and saying to Zion, You are my people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:11 - O troubled one, storm-crushed, uncomforted! see, your stones will be framed in fair colours, and your bases will be sapphires.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:6 - It is he who makes his rooms in the heaven, basing his arch on the earth; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, and sends them flowing over the face of the earth; the Lord is his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:12 - Are you not eternal, O Lord my God, my Holy One? for you there is no death. O Lord, he has been ordered by you for our punishment; and by you, O Rock, he has been marked out to put us right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:18 - And now, give thought; looking on from this day, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the time when the base of the Lord's house was put in its place, give thought to it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:9 - The hands of Zerubbabel have put the base of this house in place, and his hands will make it complete; and it will be clear to you that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:9 - This is what the Lord of armies has said: Let your hands be strong, you who are now hearing these words from the mouths of the prophets, that is to say, in the days when the base of the house of the Lord of armies has been put in place for the building of the house, that is the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:1 - The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:
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