What does שָׁתָה (shātôt) mean in the Bible?
שָׁתָה (shātôt): Foundation that grounds political or moral stability; metaphorically extended from literal structural base
Hebrew · H8356
שָׁתָה
A basis , i.e. (figuratively) political or moral support
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שָׁתָה H8356
Pronunciation shātôt
What does שָׁתָה (shātôt) mean in the Bible?
שָׁתָה (shātôt): Foundation that grounds political or moral stability; metaphorically extended from literal structural base
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How does the BSB render H8356?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the foundations (1), The workers in cloth (1).
Where does שָׁתָה (shātôt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 11:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (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 the foundations 1× Psalms 11:3
The workers in cloth 1× Isaiah 19:10
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Usage map
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First aligned row Psalms 11:3
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Psalms 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
הַ֭שָּׁתוֹת 1x haš·šā·ṯō·wṯ Psalms 11:3
שָׁתֹתֶ֖יהָ 1x šā·ṯō·ṯe·hā Isaiah 19:10
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 11:3
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 19:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Foundation that grounds political or moral stability; metaphorically extended from literal structural base
Source Gloss
a basis , i.e. (figuratively) political or moral support
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Foundation that grounds political or moral stability; metaphorically extended from literal structural base
a basis, i.e. (figuratively) political or moral support BDB: foundation Usage: foundation, purpose.
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Old Testament Witnesses
Foundations or supports.
Foundations; pillars; the underlying bases of a structure or society
Word Origins
שָׁתָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The collapse of pillars symbolizes systemic economic breakdown. Isaiah 19:5-10
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