Yesod (יסוד) means foundation in Hebrew.
It can also mean element. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
foundation, element
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Yesod.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלקו התחתון של מבנה, עליו הוא מוקם; הוא מחזיק אותו ומונע ממנו ליפול.
כַּעֲבוֹר סוּפָה וְאֵין רָשָׁע; וְצַדִּיק, יְסוֹד עוֹלָם.
- 2כימיהחומר אב, שלא ניתן לפרקו לחומרים אחרים.
- 3קבלההספירה ה־9 מתוך עשר הספירות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yesod is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יְסוֹד
- Written without vowel points
- יסוד
- Said
- yesod
- Root
- י־ס־ד
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Plural
- יְסוֹדוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' יְסוֹדוֹת
- Gematria
- 80
This is how Yesod is said in other languages.
- English
- foundation, element
- Arabic
- أَساس, قاعِدة
- French
- fondation, element
These words mean nearly the same as Yesod.
- אושייהcelebrity
- בסיסbase
- תשתית
- אטוםatom
- יסוד כימיchemical element
- מרכיבcomponent
- בנייהbuilding
- סיבהreason
- תמיכהsupport
- מגורresidence
- עיקרstrand
- שתייהfoundation
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These words mean the opposite of Yesod.
These words rhyme with Yesod.
The word Yesod is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חוק יסוד
- יסוד המעלה
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The word Yesod comes from the root י־ס־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Yesod in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yesod.
What does Yesod (יסוד) mean in Hebrew?
Yesod (יסוד) means foundation and element. It is said yesod, with the stress on sod.
What is a synonym for Yesod (יסוד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yesod (יסוד) are אושייה, בסיס, תשתית, אטום, יסוד כימי, and מרכיב.
What is the opposite of Yesod (יסוד)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yesod (יסוד) are תרכובת and טפחות.
What rhymes with Yesod (יסוד)?
Words that rhyme with Yesod (יסוד) include כבוד, קודקוד, דוד, סוד, קוד, and מאוד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יסוד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.