שְׁתִיָּה ², (שָׁתָה II) foundation. Yalk. Ps. 653 שְׁתִיַּית עולם, v. מַשְׁתִּית. Ib.; Yoma V, 2 משניטל הארון … וש׳ וכ׳ since the Ark disappeared, there was a stone in its place, … which was called foundation stone; Snh. 26ᵇ. Y. Yoma V, 42ᶜ למה … אבן ש׳ שממנה הושתה העולם why was it called foundation stone? Because from it was the world founded (or started, v. שָׁתָה II); Lev. R. s. 20; Yoma 54ᵇ שממנה הושתת וכ׳; Tosef. Yoma III (II), 6; a. e.