Osh אֹשׁ
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| אֹשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | osh |
| Strong's number | H787 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | foundation |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Osh (Aramaic אֹשׁ, Strong's H787) is an Aramaic masculine noun meaning “foundation”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
foundation
Aramaic of a.shu.yah (אָשְׁיָה "foundation" H0803)
Aramaic of a.shu.yah (אָשְׁיָה "foundation" H0803)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | foundations (2), foundation (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | its foundations (1), foundation (1), let its foundations (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Osh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 4:12Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.
- Ezra 5:16Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.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.”
- Ezra 6:3In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;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,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).