H3245 יָסַד

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 46 KJV occurrences

יָסַד

yâçad · yaw-sad'

Definition

to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult

KJV Renderings

appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, [idiom] sure.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root;

Sample KJV Verses (8 of 46)

Joshua 6:26¶ And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
1 Kings 16:34¶ In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.
Ezra 3:10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
Job 38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Psalms 89:11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Proverbs 3:19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
Isaiah 44:28That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Habakkuk 1:12¶ Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.