מוּסָדָה
mûwçâdâh · moo-saw-daw'
a foundation; figuratively, an appointment
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine of H4143 (מוּסָד);
a foundation; figuratively, an appointment
- a foundation
- figuratively, an appointment
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: foundation, grounded. Compare H4328 (מְיֻסָּדָה).
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to fasten and establish › to support and uphold › the doorway, the way in › to reveal, behold
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to fasten and establish that works to support and uphold of the doorway, the way in that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מוּסָדָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms