Midvash

כּוּןkûwn

be firm, only in derived conjugation

Pronunciation: koon · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3559

Meanings

Niph`al: passive or neuter, and (less often) reflexive (1 Kings 2:46; Proverbs 19:29; Ezekiel 16:7)

1. be set up, established, fixed

a. be firm, firmly established (Judges 16:26; Judges 16:29; Isaiah 2:2)

c. be established, stable, secure, enduring (Job 21:8; Proverbs 12:3; Proverbs 12:19)

d. fixed, securely determined (Genesis 41:32; Hosea 6:3; Deuteronomy 13:15)

2. be directed aright, in moral sense (Proverbs 4:26; Psalms 119:5; Psalms 57:8)

3. prepare, be ready (Amos 4:12; Proverbs 22:18; Ezekiel 38:7)

4. be prepared (Proverbs 19:29; 2 Chronicles 8:16; Psalms 141:2)

Hiph`il: construct (Joshua 4:4; 1 Kings 2:24; 2 Samuel 5:12)

1. establish, set up

c. accomplish, do (Jeremiah 33:2; Isaiah 40:20; Job 28:27)

d. make firm (Joshua 3:17; Joshua 4:3)

2.

a. fix, make ready, prepare, so as to be ready (Genesis 43:25; Exodus 23:20; 2 Chronicles 3:1)

b. provide for, provide, furnish (Numbers 23:1; Numbers 23:29; Numbers 29:7)

3. direct one's face towards (אֶלֿ) (Ezekiel 4:3; Ezekiel 4:7; Jeremiah 10:23)

4. arrange, order (2 Chronicles 29:19; 2 Chronicles 35:20)

Hoph`al

1. be established (Isaiah 16:5; Ezekiel 40:43)

2. be prepared (Isaiah 30:33; Proverbs 21:31; Nahum 2:6)

Po`lel.: make firm (Psalms 9:8; Habakkuk 2:12; Isaiah 45:18)

1. set up, establish

a. found, of men (Habakkuk 2:12; Psalms 107:36)

b. establish, of God (2 Samuel 7:13; 1 Chronicles 17:12; Psalms 9:8)

2. constitute, make (Job 31:15; Psalms 119:73; 2 Samuel 7:24)

3. fix, so as to be ready (Psalms 11:2; Psalms 21:13; Isaiah 51:13)

4. direct, i.e. give attention to (Job 8:8; Deuteronomy 32:10)

Po`lal.: be established, = be prepared (Psalms 37:23; Ezekiel 28:13)

Hithpo`el: be established, set oneself, take one's stand, = be restored (Proverbs 24:3; Isaiah 54:14; Numbers 21:27)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 217 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 41:32 As for having two similar dreams, it means that these events have been decreed by God, and he will soon make them happen.
  • Genesis 43:16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the manager of his household, “These men will eat with me this noon. Take them inside the palace. Then go slaughter an animal, and prepare a big feast.”
  • Genesis 43:25 They were told they would be eating there, so they prepared their gifts for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
  • Exodus 8:26 But Moses replied, “That wouldn’t be right. The Egyptians detest the sacrifices that we offer to the Lord our God. Look, if we offer our sacrifices here where the Egyptians can see us, they will stone us.
  • Exodus 15:17 You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain— the place, O Lord, reserved for your own dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
  • Exodus 16:5 On the sixth day they will gather food, and when they prepare it, there will be twice as much as usual.”
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