What does מוֹסָדָה mean in the Bible?
מוֹסָדָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a foundation".
Hebrew · H4146
מוֹסָדָה
A foundation
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מוֹסָדָה H4146
What does מוֹסָדָה mean in the Bible?
מוֹסָדָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a foundation".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4146?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] the foundations (2), or a foundation (1), since the foundation (1), the foundations (1).
Where does מוֹסָדָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 22:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Psalms (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 2× 2 Samuel 22:16, Psalms 18:15
or a foundation 1× Jeremiah 51:26
since the foundation 1× Isaiah 40:21
the foundations 1× 2 Samuel 22:8
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 22:8 מוֹסְד֥וֹת to the foundations Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Samuel 22:16 מֹסְד֣וֹת to [and] the foundations Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 18:15 מוֹסְד֪וֹת to [and] the foundations Noun - feminine plural construct Isaiah 40:21 מוֹסְד֖וֹת to since the foundation Noun - masculine plural construct Jeremiah 51:26 לְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹת to or a foundation Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 22:8
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
2 Samuel 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
לְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹת 1x lə·mō·w·sā·ḏō·wṯ Jeremiah 51:26
מוֹסְד֥וֹת 1x mō·ws·ḏō·wṯ 2 Samuel 22:8
מוֹסְד֪וֹת 1x mō·ws·ḏō·wṯ Psalms 18:15
מוֹסְד֖וֹת 1x mō·ws·ḏō·wṯ Isaiah 40:21
מֹסְד֣וֹת 1x mō·sə·ḏō·wṯ 2 Samuel 22:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 3x 2 Samuel 22:8, 2 Samuel 22:16, Isaiah 40:21
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Psalms 18:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 51:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a foundation
Source Gloss
a foundation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a foundation BDB: foundation Usage: foundation.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מוֹסָדָה 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