H4145 H4145
foundation, appointment; rod of appointment (punishment)
A rare noun appearing in Isaiah 30:32 in the phrase 'rod of appointment' or 'appointed rod'—the staff with which God beats Assyria. The term derives from the root 'to found' or 'appoint,' suggesting a rod destined for judgment. Every blow of this divinely appointed rod is accompanied by tambourines and harps, turning punishment into liturgy. This is judgment as choreographed ritual.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Isaiah 30:32's 'rod of appointment' strikes Assyria with predetermined blows—each stroke appointed by God. The root's double sense (foundation/appointment) creates ambiguity: is this a foundational rod, or a rod appointed for its task? Spanish 'castigo' (punishment) interprets functionally. The domain (Moral and Ethical Qualities) suggests this is about divine justice executed with ritual precision—predetermined, deserved punishment. 1×
AR["الْعِقَابِ"]·ben["নিয়োজিত"]·DE["[מוסדה]"]·EN["of-foundation"]·FR["[מוסדה]"]·heb["מוסדה"]·HI["नींव-की"]·ID["yang-ditetapkan"]·IT["[מוסדה]"]·jav["ingkang-dipun-pesthekaken"]·KO["징벌의"]·PT["castigo"]·RU["наказания"]·ES["castigo"]·SW["ya-adhabu"]·TR["atanmis"]·urd["سزا-کے"]
Related Senses
H2896a 1. good (quality or moral) (305×)H7563 1. wicked person (259×)H7451c 1. moral evil or wickedness (234×)H5771 1. iniquity, sin, wrongdoing (222×)H6662 1. righteous person (substantive) (195×)G0266 1. sin, failure, transgression (173×)H2403b 1. sin, transgression (170×)H2617a 1. Covenant faithfulness, steadfast love (167×)H2398 1. Qal: to sin, commit sin (165×)H6666 1. righteousness, moral uprightness (145×)G5485 1. grace, divine favor (141×)H7451a 1. morally evil, wicked (129×)H2403b 2. sin-offering, sacrifice for sin (120×)G2570 1. good, right, excellent (98×)H6588 1. transgression, offense against God (88×)G0018 1. good (moral quality) (85×)H2896b 1. good, what is good (85×)H7451b 1. evil, wickedness (moral) (83×)H7451a 2. evil, harm, calamity (80×)G1342 1. righteous, upright (of persons) (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מוּסָדָה n.f. foundation, appointment מַטֵּה מוּסָדָה Is 30:32 rod of appointment (cf. Hb 1:12 יָסַד), appointed rod (of punishment); pl. cstr. מוּסְדוֹת Ez 41:8 Qr, must mean foundations (si vera l.); Kt perhaps intends Pu. Pt. מְיֻסָּדוֹת founded, furnished with foundations (conject. emendation by Co).