--- title: יָסַד — establish · The Tanakh dictionary description: יָסַד (lemma:יָסַד), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 2 times: establish. BDB 1906: vb. Qal. 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Qal [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/lemma_3a_5d9_5b8_5e1_5b7_5d3/#m2) **The whole BDB entry:** vb. establish, found, fix (NH id. especially Pi; Aramaic יְסַד perhaps orig. fix firm or close; Arabic وِسَادٌ pillow; vb. denom. ii. fix as a pillow against one; v. lean against, recline, Lane 2940 Saad Gn 28:11; in Heb. usually fix firm so as to found)— Pf. יָסַד ψ 104:5; Pr 3:19; sf. יְסָדָהּ ψ 24:2 + 3 times; 3 fs. יָסְֽדָה Is 48:13; יָסַדְתָּ ψ 104:8; יָסַ֑֫דְתָּ 102:26; sf. יְסַדְתּוֹ Hab 1:12; יְסַדְתָּם ψ 89:12; 119:152; וִיסַדְתִּיךְ consec. Is 54:11; Inf. וִיסוֹד 2 Ch 24:27; לִיסּוֹד 31:7 (v. Ges§ 69, 2, R. 1; Baer לְיִסּוֹד); לִיסֹד Is 51:16; יָסְדִי Jb 38:4; יָסְדוֹ Ezr 3:12; Pt. יֹסֵד Is 51:13 Zc 12:1 + Is 28:16 (Che crit. n., MT יִסַּד);—found, establish, c. acc., the earth ψ 24:2 (‖ כונן), cf. 78:69 (obj. om.), 89:12; 102:26; 104:5 cf. v 8 (sq. לְ), Pr 3:19; Is 48:13; Jb 38:4; Is 51:13, 16; Zc 12:1, vault of heaven Am 9:6; of founding the second temple Ezr 3:12, of restoration under Joash, Inf. יְסוֹד 2 Ch 24:27; metaph. of future Israel Is 54:11; of י׳, establish the Chaldaean (as his instrument) להוכיח for correction Hb 1:12 (‖ שִׂים), his commandments ψ 119:152; in weakened sense (si vera l.) יָסַד לְצִיִּים Is 23:13 appoint a city for desert-creatures (on meaning in context, v. Di); appoint, fix Ezr 7:9 emend. (v. יְסֻד); found, begin, heaps of offerings in י׳’s house 2 Ch 31:7. Pf. 3 pl. נוֹסְדוּ ψ 2:2; Impf. 2 ms. תִּוָּסֵד Is 44:28; Inf. הִוָּסְדָהּ Ex 9:18; הִוָּֽסְדָם ψ 31:14;— fix or seat themselves close together, sit in conclave ψ 2:2; 31:14 (\> Bae from ܣܘܳܕܳܐ ὁμιλία), but Lag’s emend. נוֹעֲדוּ is prob. (cf. Ne 6:2). be founded, Is 44:28 (temple), Ex 9:18 (Egypt). Pf. יִסַּד Is 14:32 + 3 times, יִסְּדָהּ 1 K 16:34; יִסַּ֫דְתָּ ψ 8:3; יִסְּדוּ Zc 4:9 Ezr 3:10; Impf. יְיַסְּדֶנָּה Jos 6:26; Inf. לְיַסֵּד 1 K 5:31— found (= Qal), sq. acc., city Jos 6:26 (JE), 1 K 16:34, temple 1 K 5:31; Zc 4:9; Ezr 3:10; Zion Is 14:32; 28:16 הִנְנִי יִסַּד (read יֹסֵד; v. supr.) establish ψ 8:3 sq. עֹז; appoint, ordain (late) 1 Ch 9:22 (sq. acc.), Est 1:8 (abs.) Pf. יֻסַּד 1 K 6:37 + 2 times; יֻסָּ֑ד Ezr 3:6; Pt. מְיֻסָּ֑ד 1 K 7:10; מְיֻסָּדִים Ct 5:15; be founded, be laid, of a foundation 1 K 6:37; Ezr 3:6; Hg 2:18; Zc 8:9; Pt. = subst. foundation 1 K 7:10, cf. מוסד infr.; pillars set on bases, sim. of legs Ct 5:15. be founded: Inf. הוּסַד 2 Ch 3:3 Ezr 3:11; Pt. מוּסָּד Is 28:16;—the being founded, founding, עַל הוּסַד בֵּית י׳ Ezr 3:11 because of the founding (laying the foundation) of the house of י׳; וְאֵלֶּה הוּסַד שְׁלֹמֹה לִבְנוֹת וגו׳ 2 Ch 3:3 and this is (lit. these are) the founding Solomon to build the house of God. i.e this is the foundation which Solomon laid for building, etc.; Pt. מוּסָד מוּסָּד Is 28:16 a foundation founded, i.e. well laid (cf. חֵפֵשׂ מְחֻפָּשׂ, חָכָם מְחֻכָּם). Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (7 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (6 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «יָסַד» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/lemma_3a_5d9_5b8_5e1_5b7_5d3/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Psalms 2:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.2.2/) יִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ ׀ מַלְכֵי־אֶ֗רֶץ וְרוֹזְנִ֥ים נֽוֹסְדוּ־יָ֑חַד עַל־יְ֝הוָה וְעַל־מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ *Word for word:* they.take.their.stand \[the\].kings of.\[the\].earth and rulers they.seat.themselves together on Yahweh and on his anointed *JPS 1917:* The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against His anointed: [Psalms 31:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.31.14/) כִּ֤י שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי ׀ דִּבַּ֥ת רַבִּים֮ מָג֪וֹר מִסָּ֫בִ֥יב בְּהִוָּסְדָ֣ם יַ֣חַד עָלַ֑י לָקַ֖חַת נַפְשִׁ֣י זָמָֽמוּ׃ *Word for word:* (dm) I.have.heard \[the\].whispering of.many.\[people\] terror \[is\].from around.about when they seated.themselves together on me to take life my they.planned *JPS 1917:* For I have heard the whispering of many, terror on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. - ← previous: [יְסֻד](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/3246.md) - next →: [יְסוֹד](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/3247.md) - ↑ back to [י](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1497-3.md)