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ya.sad denotes laying or establishing a foundation, whether for a city, temple, the earth, or an ordered arrangement.
The term most often marks the laying of a foundation for a city, house, temple, or other built structure. It also describes the founding of the earth and its ordered places, and in a smaller group of clauses it concerns establishing an enrollment, a rule, or enduring testimonies.
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Laying a building or city's foundation · dominant
In 1 Kings 16:34, the Piel perfect occurs in the account of Hiel building Jericho, where the APB renders the clause, "he laid its foundation." Temple-building contexts likewise use the term when builders lay the temple foundation in Ezra 3:10 and when Zerubbabel's hands lay the foundation of the house in Zechariah 4:9; passive forms describe the house as having been founded in 1 Kings 6:37 and Ezra 3:11.
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Establishing the earth and its ordered setting · common
In Proverbs 3:19, the Qal perfect is used of the LORD's action toward the earth, which the APB renders, "The LORD by wisdom founded the earth." Psalm 104:5 places the earth upon its foundations, while Psalm 104:8 speaks of the place appointed for mountains and valleys; Isaiah 48:13 and Zechariah 12:1 similarly place the action alongside the earth.
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Establishing an arrangement or enduring matter · rare
In 1 Chronicles 9:22, the Piel perfect concerns the gatekeepers' enrollment, which the APB says "was established by David and Samuel." Esther 1:8 uses the same stem in the king's instruction for his household officers, and Psalm 119:152 applies the action to the testimonies as enduring forever; the precise English correspondence remains less certain.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses "founded" or "laid the foundation," and it also uses "established" for an enrollment or instruction. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.