אֹשׁ
osh
“foundation”
Definition
a foundation
(Aramaic) corresponding (by transposition and abbreviation) to H803 (אֲשׁוּיָה);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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Occurrences
אֹשׁ appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
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.”
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,
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