What does מוֹסָד (mwōsād) mean in the Bible?
מוֹסָד (mwōsād): Foundation as both literal structure and metaphorical basis for stability, security, institutional order.
Hebrew · H4144
מוֹסָד
A foundation
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מוֹסָד H4144
Pronunciation mwōsād
What does מוֹסָד (mwōsād) mean in the Bible?
מוֹסָד (mwōsād): Foundation as both literal structure and metaphorical basis for stability, security, institutional order.
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How does the BSB render H4144?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and the foundations (3), the foundations (3), . . . (1), foundations (1).
Where does מוֹסָד (mwōsād) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Psalms (2), Deuteronomy (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and the foundations 3× Psalms 18:7, Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 31:37
the foundations 3× Deuteronomy 32:22, Psalms 82:5, Proverbs 8:29
. . . 1× Isaiah 58:12
foundations 1× Micah 6:2
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:22 מוֹסְדֵ֥י to the foundations Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 18:7 וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י to and the foundations Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 82:5 מ֥וֹסְדֵי to the foundations Noun - masculine plural construct Proverbs 8:29 מ֣וֹסְדֵי to the foundations Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 24:18 מ֥וֹסְדֵי to and the foundations Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 58:12 מוֹסְדֵ֥י to . . . Noun - masculine plural construct Jeremiah 31:37 מֽוֹסְדֵי־ to and the foundations Noun - masculine plural construct Micah 6:2 מֹ֣סְדֵי to foundations Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:22
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Micah 1
Source forms
מוֹסְדֵ֥י 2x mō·ws·ḏê Deuteronomy 32:22, Isaiah 58:12
מ֥וֹסְדֵי 2x mō·ws·ḏê Psalms 82:5, Isaiah 24:18
וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י 1x ū·mō·ws·ḏê Psalms 18:7
מ֣וֹסְדֵי 1x mō·ws·ḏê Proverbs 8:29
מֽוֹסְדֵי־ 1x mō·ws·ḏê- Jeremiah 31:37
מֹ֣סְדֵי 1x mō·sə·ḏê Micah 6:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 7x Deuteronomy 32:22, Psalms 82:5, Proverbs 8:29, Isaiah 24:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Psalms 18:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Foundation as both literal structure and metaphorical basis for stability, security, institutional order.
Source Gloss
a foundation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Foundation as both literal structure and metaphorical basis for stability, security, institutional order.
a foundation BDB: foundation Usage: foundation.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מוֹסָד is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain