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
מוֹסָד (mwōsād): Foundation as both literal structure and metaphorical basis for stability, security, institutional order.
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מוֹסָדH4144
Pronunciationmwōsād
What does מוֹסָד (mwōsād) mean in the Bible?
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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 Itand the foundations3×Psalms 18:7, Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 31:37
the foundations3×Deuteronomy 32:22, Psalms 82:5, Proverbs 8:29
. . .1×Isaiah 58:12
foundations1×Micah 6:2
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:22מוֹסְדֵ֥יtothe foundationsNoun - masculine plural constructPsalms 18:7וּמוֹסְדֵ֣יtoand the foundationsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructPsalms 82:5מ֥וֹסְדֵיtothe foundationsNoun - masculine plural constructProverbs 8:29מ֣וֹסְדֵיtothe foundationsNoun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 24:18מ֥וֹסְדֵיtoand the foundationsNoun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 58:12מוֹסְדֵ֥יto. . .Noun - masculine plural constructJeremiah 31:37מֽוֹסְדֵי־toand the foundationsNoun - masculine plural constructMicah 6:2מֹ֣סְדֵיtofoundationsNoun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 32:22
Aligned rows8
Books represented6
Deuteronomy1Psalms2Proverbs1Isaiah2Jeremiah1Micah1
Source forms
מוֹסְדֵ֥י2xmō·ws·ḏêDeuteronomy 32:22, Isaiah 58:12
מ֥וֹסְדֵי2xmō·ws·ḏêPsalms 82:5, Isaiah 24:18
וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י1xū·mō·ws·ḏêPsalms 18:7
מ֣וֹסְדֵי1xmō·ws·ḏêProverbs 8:29
מֽוֹסְדֵי־1xmō·ws·ḏê-Jeremiah 31:37
מֹ֣סְדֵי1xmō·sə·ḏêMicah 6:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct7xDeuteronomy 32:22, Psalms 82:5, Proverbs 8:29, Isaiah 24:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct1xPsalms 18:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Foundation as both literal structure and metaphorical basis for stability, security, institutional order.
Source Gloss
a foundation
Extended definitionSource: 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.