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כּוּן

kun · to establish: establish

Hebrew · Strong's H3559 · Verb · Sounds like: koon · 217 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to establish: establish H3559H · a Meaning of 99
  • to establish: prepare H3559A 88
  • to establish: make H3559I · a Meaning of 14
  • to establish: right H3559K · a Meaning of 12
  • to establish: commit H3559J · a Meaning of 3
  • blow H3559B 1

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[כּוּן] 218 vb. prob. be firm, only in der. conj.
Niph.
1. be set up, established, fixed
2. in a moral sense, be directed aright, of ways
3. prepare, be ready
4. pass. be prepared, of judgments
Hiph.
1. establish, set up
2.
a. fix, so as to be ready, make ready, prepare, a gift
b. provide for, provide, furnish
3. direct one's face toward
4. arrange, order
Hoph.
1. be established, of throne
2. be prepared for
Po‛lēl.
1. set up, establish
2. constitute, make, a man (in womb)
3. fix, so as to be ready
4. direct
Po‛lal. be established
Hithpo‛l. be established
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
נָכוֹן n. [m.] = blow Jb 12:5

Every occurrence

  1. Proverbs 3:19 כּוֹנֵ֥ן ko.Nen · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.

  2. Proverbs 4:18 נְכ֥וֹן ne.Khon · An -ing word: receiving the action

    But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  3. Proverbs 4:26 יִכֹּֽנוּ׃ yi.Ko.nu · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.

  4. Proverbs 6:8 תָּכִ֣ין ta.Khin · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

  5. Proverbs 8:27 בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ ba.ha.khi.No · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

  6. Proverbs 12:3 יִכּ֣וֹן yi.Kon · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

  7. Proverbs 12:19 תִּכּ֣וֹן ti.Kon · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

  8. Proverbs 16:3 וְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּ ve.yi.Ko.nu · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

  9. Proverbs 16:9 יָכִ֥ין ya.Khin · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

  10. Proverbs 16:12 יִכּ֥וֹן yi.Kon · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

  11. Proverbs 19:29 נָכ֣וֹנוּ na.Kho.nu · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.

  12. Proverbs 20:18 תִכּ֑וֹן ti.Kon · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

  13. Proverbs 21:31 מ֭וּכָן Mu.khon · An -ing word: being caused, it is done to the subject

    The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.

  14. Proverbs 22:18 יִכֹּ֥נוּ yi.Ko.nu · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

  15. Proverbs 24:3 יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃ yit.ko.Nan · An action: doing it to oneself, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established;

  16. Proverbs 24:27 הָ֘כֵ֤ן ha.Khen · A command to you: causing it

    Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

  17. Proverbs 25:5 וְיִכּ֖וֹן ve.yi.Kon · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

  18. Proverbs 29:14 יִכּֽוֹן׃ yi.Kon · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

  19. Proverbs 30:25 וַיָּכִ֖ינוּ vai.ya.Khi.nu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;

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