# שָׁתָה (shatah)

Israeli respelling: sha-tah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8356. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

a basis, i.e. (figuratively) political or moral support

King James renderings: foundation, purpose.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/shatah-h8356

## Occurrences

- [Psalms 11:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/11/3) — If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
- [Isaiah 19:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/19/10) — And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.