אֹשׁ

oshfoundationHow to read Hebrew
aramaicOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences1 book3 verses

Definition

(Aramaic) corresponding (by transposition and abbreviation) to H803; a foundation
Traditional renderings: foundation.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Ezra 4:12וְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖א · its foundations
    Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations.
  2. Ezra 5:16אֻשַּׁיָּ֛א · the foundation
    So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”
  3. Ezra 6:3וְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִי · and let its foundations
    In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,