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foundation

Meaning of “foundation”

The base or supporting part on which a structure rests; the beginning, establishment, underlying ground, or governing basis of a work, world, teaching, hope, or spiritual building.

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54 occurrences53 verses24 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 9:18

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Psalms 87:1
HIS foundation is in the holy mountains.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 87:1 · retained source text

¶ His foundation is in the holy mountaines.

Psalms 102:25
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 102:25 · retained source text

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heauens are the worke of thy hands.

1611 marginal noteHeb.1.10

Psalms 137:7
Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 137:7 · retained source text

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom, in the day of Ierusalem; who sayd, rase it, rase it: euen to the foundation thereof.

1611 marginal noteHeb. make bare.

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