H4143 H4143
foundation, foundation-laying, establishing of a structure
A noun denoting foundation or the act of laying a foundation. In Chronicles it marks the significant day when Solomon's temple foundation was laid (2 Chronicles 8:16). Isaiah uses it for the precious cornerstone foundation that God lays in Zion (28:16). Ezekiel mentions foundations in his vision of the restored temple (41:8). The term emphasizes the fundamental starting point of construction and, metaphorically, the secure basis of God's purposes.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Multilingual glosses uniformly identify 'foundation, fundamento' across languages. Second Chronicles 8:16 marks the temple's foundation-laying as a critical milestone in Solomon's building project, from foundation to completion. Isaiah 28:16 uses foundation imagery for God's messianic promise of a tested, precious cornerstone in Zion. Ezekiel 41:8 describes foundations in the visionary temple. Each occurrence emphasizes beginnings and secure establishment. 3×
AR["أَسَاسًا", "أُسُسُ", "تَأسيسِ"]·ben["(ভিত্তিগুলি)", "ভিত্তি"]·DE["[מוסד]", "[מוסדות]"]·EN["a-foundation", "foundations-of", "the-foundation-of"]·FR["[מוסד]", "fondement"]·heb["מוסד", "מוסדות"]·HI["नींव", "नींव-से", "नींवें"]·ID["dasar", "meletakkan-dasar", "pondasi-pondasi"]·IT["[מוסד]", "[מוסדות]"]·jav["dhasar", "pondasi"]·KO["기초", "기초들", "기초의"]·PT["(fundamentos)", "fundamento-de", "fundação-de"]·RU["основание", "основания"]·ES["fundamento", "fundamento-de", "fundamentos-de"]·SW["misingi-ya", "msingi", "ya-msingi"]·TR["(temelleri)", "temeli", "temelinin"]·urd["بنیاد", "بنیادیں"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מוּסָד n.m. Is 23:16 foundation, foundation-laying;—מוּסָד Is 28:16 (v. יסד Hoph.); עַד־הַיּוֹם מוּסַד בית י׳ 2 Ch 8:16 until the day (of) the foundation-laying of the house of י׳.