Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H787 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אוֹשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) corresponding (by transposition and abbreviation) to H803 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | osh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ohsh |
| Meaning: | 1. a foundation |
| KJV Renderings: | foundation. |
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[אשׁ K§ 55, 5 c] noun masculine Ezra 6:3 foundation (probably loan-word from Assyrian uššû , id., √ אשׁשׁ (see Biblical Hebrew), so ZimKAT 3. 649; ᵑ7 feminine אוּשָׁא, Late Hebrew אוּשָׁה, Christian- Palestinian Aramaic [untranscribed source text 5923], [untranscribed source text 5924], SchulthLex. 19; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5925]: NöM 99); — plural emphatic אֻשַּׁיָּא Ezra 4:12; Ezra 5:16 suffix אֻשֹּׁהִי Ezra 6:3.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
