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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. Job 12:5 נָ֝כ֗וֹן na.Khon · A person, place or thing

    In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

  2. Job 15:23 נָכ֖וֹן na.Khon · An -ing word: receiving the action

    He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

  3. Job 15:35 תָּכִ֥ין ta.Khin · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.

  4. Job 18:12 נָכ֥וֹן na.Khon · An -ing word: receiving the action

    His strength shall be hunger-bitten, And calamity shall be ready at his side.

  5. Job 21:8 נָכ֣וֹן na.Khon · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Their seed is established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes.

  6. Job 27:16 יָכִ֥ין ya.Khin · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

  7. Job 27:17 יָ֭כִין Ya.khin · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

  8. Job 28:27 הֱ֝כִינָ֗הּ he.khi.Nah · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

  9. Job 29:7 אָכִ֥ין 'a.Khin · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,

  10. Job 31:15 וַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּ vay.khu.Ne.nu · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?

  11. Job 38:41 יָכִ֥ין ya.Khin · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, And wander for lack of food?

  12. Job 42:7 נְכוֹנָ֖ה ne.kho.Nah · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And it was so, that, after Jehovah had spoken these words unto Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

  13. Job 42:8 נְכוֹנָ֖ה ne.kho.Nah · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Now therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept, that I deal not with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

  14. Psalms 5:9 נְכוֹנָה֮ ne.kho.Nah · An -ing word: receiving the action

    For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

  15. Psalms 7:9 וּתְכוֹנֵ֪ן u.te.kho.Nen · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

  16. Psalms 7:12 וַֽיְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ׃ Vay.kho.Ne.ha · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

  17. Psalms 7:13 הֵכִ֣ין he.Khin · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery shafts.

  18. Psalms 8:3 כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃ ko.Na.ne.tah · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

  19. Psalms 9:7 כּוֹנֵ֖ן ko.Nen · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

  20. Psalms 10:17 תָּכִ֥ין ta.Khin · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

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