יְסוֹדyᵉçôwd

foundation, base

Pronunciation: yes-ode' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3247

Meanings

1. foundation, of city (wall) (Micah 1:6; Psalms 137:7; Lamentations 4:11)

2. base, bottom, of altar (Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 4:7; Leviticus 4:18)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 19 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 29:12 Put some of its blood on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest at the base of the altar.
  • Leviticus 4:7 The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the Lord’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
  • Leviticus 4:18 He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the Lord’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
  • Leviticus 4:25 Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
  • Leviticus 4:30 Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
  • Leviticus 4:34 Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).