מָכוֹןmâkôwn
fixed or established place, foundation, (chiefly in poetry)
Pronunciation: maw-kone' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4349
Meanings
1. fixed place (Exodus 15:17; 1 Kings 8:13; 2 Chronicles 6:2)
2. foundation (Psalms 104:5)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 8:13 Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!”
- 1 Kings 8:39 then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart.
- 1 Kings 8:43 then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name.
- 1 Kings 8:49 then hear their prayers and their petition from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause.
- 2 Chronicles 6:2 Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).