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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 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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;

  5. Isaiah 2:2 נָכ֨וֹן na.Khon · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

  6. Isaiah 9:7 לְהָכִ֤ין le.ha.Khin · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.

  7. Isaiah 14:21 הָכִ֧ינוּ ha.Khi.nu · A command to all of you: causing it

    Prepare ye slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers, that they rise not up, and possess the earth, and fill the face of the world with cities.

  8. Isaiah 16:5 וְהוּכַ֤ן ve.hu.Khan · An action: being caused, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.

  9. Isaiah 30:33 הוּכָ֖ן hu.Khan · An action: being caused, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

  10. Isaiah 40:20 לְהָכִ֥ין le.ha.Khin · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.

  11. Isaiah 45:18 כֽוֹנְנָ֔הּ kho.Nah · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else.

  12. Isaiah 51:13 כּוֹנֵ֖ן ko.Nen · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    and hast forgotten Jehovah thy Maker, that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fearest continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he maketh ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

  13. Isaiah 54:14 תִּכּוֹנָ֑נִי ti.ko.Na.ni · An action: doing it to oneself, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.

  14. Isaiah 62:7 יְכוֹנֵ֞ן ye.kho.Nen · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

  15. Jeremiah 10:12 מֵכִ֥ין me.Khin · An -ing word: causing it

    He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:

  16. Jeremiah 10:23 וְהָכִ֖ין ve.ha.Khin · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

  17. Jeremiah 30:20 תִּכּ֑וֹן ti.Kon · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.

  18. Jeremiah 33:2 לַהֲכִינָ֖הּ la.ha.khi.Nah · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Thus saith Jehovah that doeth it, Jehovah that formeth it to establish it; Jehovah is his name:

  19. Jeremiah 46:14 וְהָכֵ֣ן ve.ha.Khen · A command to you: causing it

    Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand forth, and prepare thee; for the sword hath devoured round about thee.

  20. Jeremiah 51:12 הָכִ֖ינוּ ha.Khi.nu · A command to all of you: causing it

    Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Jehovah hath both purposed and done that which he spake concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

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