mas.sad denotes the starting point of a building measurement in 1 Kings 7:9.

The attested use places mas.sad at the starting point from which the dressed-stone work is measured in 1 Kings 7:9.

1. Starting point of the stonework · dominant

   In 1 Kings 7:9, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the phrase marking the extent of dressed stones; the APB renders the clause "from the foundation to the handbreadths," presenting it as the lower starting point of that measurement.

   1 Kings 7:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Kings 7:9, the APB presents the relevant clause as "from the foundation to the handbreadths." This wording confirms the verse's building-measurement context rather than isolating the term independently.