The meaning of “יָסַד”
Understanding yâçad reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, [idiom] sure. - to set...
יָסַד
appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, [idiom] sure. - to set (literally or figuratively) - intensively, to found - reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 6:26 | “And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.” Word: יָסַד (yâçad) | |
| 2 Chronicles 31:7 | “In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.” Word: יָסַד (yâçad) | |
| Job 38:4 | “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.” Word: יָסַד (yâçad) | |
| Song of Solomon 5:15 | “His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.” Word: יָסַד (yâçad) | |
| Habakkuk 1:12 | “Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.” Word: יָסַד (yâçad) |