Hebrew word
ʼâshîysh
aw-sheesh'
אָשִׁישׁ
What it means
a foundation
a (ruined) foundation
Where it comes from
from the same as ʼêsh (אֵשׁ) (in the sense of pressing down firmly; compare ʼăshûwyâh (אֲשׁוּיָה))
How the King James translates it
Every place it appears 1
Isaiah16:7