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I. [כּוּן‎]₂₁₈ verb probably be firm, only in derived conjugation (Late Hebrew Aramaic כּוּן‎, in derived conjugation, כִּיוֵּן‎ arrange, direct; put right, correct; Assyrian kânu, be firm, right Dl^{HWB 321}; Arabic (medial ) exist, occur, be; so Ethiopic Sabean כון‎ DHM^{ZMG 1875, 599, Phoenician} כון‎ be (often)); —

Niph`al Perfect (on 3 masculine singular see Participle below), 3 feminine singular נָכּ֫וֺנָה‎ 1 Kings 2:46; 3plural נָכ֫וֺנוּ‎ Proverbs 19:29; נָכֹּ֫נוּ‎ Ezekiel 16:7; Imperfect יִכּוֺן‎ Proverbs 12:3 +; 3 feminine singular תִּכּוֺן‎ Jeremiah 30:20 +; וַתִּכֹּן‎ 1 Kings 2:12; 2 Chronicles 8:16, etc.; Imperative הִכּוֺן‎ Amos 4:12; הִכֹּן‎ Ezekiel 38:7; plural הכונוּ‎2 Chronicles 35:4 Kt (Qr הָכִינוּ‎ Hiph`il); Participle נָכוֺן‎ Genesis 41:32 + (in Psalm 93:2 and perhaps elsewhere the Perfect would be possibly); construct נְכוֺן‎ Proverbs 4:18; feminine נְכוֺנָה‎ Psalm 5:10 2t.; plural נְכֹנִים‎ Exodus 19:11 2t.; passive or neuter, and (less often) reflexive: —

1 be set up, established, fixed:

a. literally, of house upon (עַל‎) pillars Judges 16:26, 29, so, in metaphor, of temple-mount, followed by בְּראֹשׁ‎ Isaiah 2:2 = Micah 4:1; be firm, of breasts at puberty Ezekiel 16:7; firmly established, of תֵּבֵל‎ Psalm 93:1 = 96:10 = 1 Chronicles 16:30; firm, i.e. a strong support, of ׳י‎s hand עִמּוֺ תִּכּוֺן דִי יָ‎ Psalm 89:22 ("" תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ זְרוֺעִי‎).

b. figurative, of throne 2 Samuel 7:16 = 1 Chronicles 17:14; 1 Kings 2:45; Psalm 89:38; 93:2; Proverbs 16:12; 25:5; 29:14; of king, royal family, kingdom 1 Samuel 20:31; 1 Kings 2:12, 46; 2 Samuel 7:26 1 Chronicles 17:24.

c. of any persons, be established, stable, secure, enduring Job 21:8 (with לִפְנֵי‎), Proverbs 12:3, also 12:19 (subject אֱמֶת שְׂפַת‎) Psalm 101:7 (with עֵינָ֑י לְנֶגֶד‎), Psalm 102:29 (with לְפָנֶיךָ‎), 140:12 (with בָּאָרֶץ‎); of plans Proverbs 16:3; 20:18; הַיּוֺם נְכוֺן‎ 4:18 the established, stable, (part) of the day, i.e. mid-day, when the sun seems motionless in mid-heaven. — 2 Samuel 6:6 see נָכוֺן‎ proper name below

d. fixed, securely determined הָאֱלֹהִים ׳נ מֵעִם הַדָּבָר‎ ("" אֱמֶת‎) Genesis 41:32 (E); so מֹצָאוֺ נָכוֺן כְּשַׁחַר‎ Hosea 6:3 ᵑ0‎, but read נִמְצָאֵהוּ כֵּן כְּשַׁחֲרֵנוּ‎ Gie^{Beiträge 208} We^{on the passage}; substantiated, certain, of an allegation Deuteronomy 13:15 = 17:4; עַלנָֿכוֺן‎ according to (what is) certain, = certainly, assuredly 1 Samuel 23:23; 26:4 (see Dr).

2 in moral sense, be directed aright, of ways Proverbs 4:26; Psalm 119:5 (compare Hiph`il

3); be fixed aright, stedfast לִבִּי נָכוֺן‎ Psalm 57:8 (twice in verse); 108:2, so 112:7; עִמּוֺ נָכוֺן לֹא לִבָּם‎ 78:37; נָכוֺן רוּחַ‎ 51:12 ("" טָהוֺר לֵב‎); כן לעשׂות נָכוֺן לא‎ Exodus 8:22 (J) it is not right, proper, etc.; participle feminine נְכוֺנָה‎ as substantive = what is right, the right Job 42:7-8, = uprightness Psalm 5:10.

3 prepare, be ready, person Amos 4:12 (with ל‎ infinitive); words Proverbs 22:18; לְךָ וְהָכֵן הִכֹּן‎ Ezekiel 38:7; 2 Chronicles 35:4 Kt (Qr Hiph`il); participle as adjective = prepared, ready, often with הָוָה‎, of persons Exodus 19:11, 15; 34:2; Joshua 8:4 (all J E); of things, followed by ל‎ person Job 12:5; Nehemiah 8:10, ל‎ location Job 18:12, ל‎ noun active Psalm 38:18; ב‎ location Job 15:23;

4 passive be prepared, of judgments Proverbs 19:29 (ל‎ person); of work be arranged, settled2 Chronicles 8:16; figurative of prayer Psalm 141:2 be arranged, set in order, as incense before thee (> present itself as incense); be arranged, ordered, of temple service 2 Chronicles 29:35; 35:10, 16.

Hiph`il Perfect הֵכִין‎ Joshua 4:4 +; suffix הֱכִינַנִי‎ 1 Kings 2:24; הֱכִינוֺ‎ 2 Samuel 5:12; 1 Chronicles 14:2; הֱכִינָהּ‎ Job 28:27; 2masculine singular הֲכִינוֺתָ‎ 11:13 +; 3 plural הֵכִינוּ‎ 1 Chronicles 12:39 +; וְהֵכִינוּ‎ consecutive Exodus 16:5; 1plural הֲכִינוֺנוּ‎ 1 Chronicles 29:16; הֵכַנּוּ‎ (Ges^{§ 72}, R. 6) 2 Chronicles 29:16, etc.; Imperfect יָכִין‎ Judges 12:6 +; וַיָּ֫כֶן‎ 1 Chronicles 15:1 3t., etc.; Imperative הָכֵן‎ Genesis 43:16 +; plural הָכִינוּ‎ Joshua 1:11 +; Infinitive absolute הָכֵן‎ 3:17, so הָכִין‎ 4:3 (read הָכֵין‎, see Di), Jeremiah 10:23 (see Gie), Ezekiel 7:14 (see Sm Co and below; see on all Kö^{i. 468}); construct הָכִין‎ Isaiah 9:6 +; suffix הֲכִינוֺ‎ Nahum 2:4; Proverbs 8:27; הֲכִינָהּ‎ Jeremiah 33:2; Participle מֵכִין‎ 10:12 4t.; — (favourite word in Chronicles, in various applications)

1 establish, set up:

a. king (or, one as king) 2 Samuel 5:12; 1 Kings 2:24; 1 Chronicles 14:2, royal seed Psalm 89:5, kingdom 1 Samuel 13:13; 2 Samuel 7:12 = 1 Chronicles 17:11; 28:7; 2 Chronicles 12:1; 17:5, throne 1 Chronicles 22:10; the world תֵּבֵל‎ Jeremiah 10:12 = 51:15; mountains Psalm 65:7; heavens Proverbs 8:27; an altar upon (עַל‎) its base Ezra 3:3.

b. God's faithfulness Psalm 89:3; heart of humble 10:17.

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

d. make firm, only infinitive absolute, as adverb = firmly הָכֵן‎ Joshua 3:17; הָכִין‎ 4:3 (see above)

2. a. fix, so as to be ready, make ready, prepare, a gift Genesis 43:25 (J), place Exodus 23:20 (JE), 2 Chronicles 3:1; with לְ‎ of thing 1 Chronicles 15:1, 3, also (object omitted) 15:12 (see Be, and Da^{Synt. § 144}), 2 Chronicles 1:4 (בַּהֵכִין‎, see Ges^{§ 138}. 3. b); often prepare food, accusative + לְ‎ person Joshua 1:11 (D), Psalm 78:20; לְ‎ omitted Proverbs 6:8; 30:25; object omitted 1 Chronicles 12:39; 2 Chronicles 35:14 (twice in verse); 35:15; both omitted Genesis 43:16 (J), 1 Chronicles 9:32; prepare a road Deuteronomy 19:3, a sacrifice Zephaniah 1:7, ambuscades Jeremiah 51:12, one's work Proverbs 24:27, materials for (לְ‎) temple 1 Chronicles 22:3, 14, also 22:14b (no לְ‎), 29:2-3, weapons (with לְ‎ person) 2 Chronicles 26:14 and (hostile purpose) Psalm 7:14, compare 57:7, Isaiah 14:21 prepare slaughter-place for (לְ‎) his children; store-rooms 2 Chronicles 31:11 a, also 31:11 b (object omitted); gallows (with לְ‎ person) Esther 6:4; 7:10; corn (produce of land) Psalm 65:10; land 65:10, so (= restore) 68:11; with accusative of person 2 Chronicles 35:6; figurative of belly preparing deceit Job 15:35; make preparation (for, לְ‎ of thing) 1 Chronicles 22:5, and 22:5 (לְ‎ omitted); followed by לִבְנוֺת‎ 28:2, with accusative material + לִבְנוֺת‎ 1 Kings 5:32; 29:16; without לְ‎, make ready 1 Samuel 23:22; Nahum 2:4; Ezekiel 7:14 (read הָכֵן הָכִינוּ‎ Co, for ׳ה הַכֹּל‎ MT) = make full preparation! make thee ready! Jeremiah 46:14 (לְ‎ dativus ethicus [dative of interest]), Ezekiel 28:7 (id.), 2 Chronicles 35:4.

b. provide for, provide, furnish Numbers 23:1, 29; 29:7; Joshua 4:4 (all J E), Job 27:16-17, food for (לְ‎) raven Job 39:41, rain for (לְ‎) earth Psalm 147:8; 1 Chronicles 29:19; 2 Chronicles 2:6; Psalm 74:16.

3 direct one's face towards (אֶלֿ‎) Ezekiel 4:3, 7; in moral and spiritual sense, direct one's step (צַעֲדוֺ‎) = order aright, Jeremiah 10:23 (see above), Proverbs 16:9, so (מְּעָמַי‎) Psalm 119:133; י לִפְנֵי דְּרָכָיו ׳הֵכִין אֱלֹהָיו‎2 Chronicles 27:6, also (followed by דרכיו‎ only) Proverbs 21:29 Kt (Qr יָבִין‎); לָעָם הָאֱלֹהִים הַהֵכִין עַל‎2 Chronicles 29:36 that which God had ordered aright for the people (on article = relative pronoun see Ges^{§ 138}. 3. b); followed by לֵב‎ Job 11:13; Psalm 78:8; + אֶתיֿ לִדְרוֺשׁ לִבּוֺ הֵכִין ׳לֹא לְ,‎2 Chronicles 12:14, so 19:3; 30:19; + י אֵתאתּוֺרַת ׳לִדְרוֺשׁ‎ Ezra 7:10; ׳אֶלֿ לבב הכין‎ 1 Samuel 7:3 direct the heart towards ׳י‎, 1 Chronicles 29:18 (׳י‎ subject), so (with לֵאלֹהִים‎) 2 Chronicles 20:33; hence (no object expressed) = give attention, followed by infinitive Judges 12:6.

4 arrange, order2 Chronicles 29:19 (of sacred vessels; + הִקְדַּשְׁנוּ‎), 35:20 (of temple).

Hoph`al Perfect הוּכַן‎ Isaiah 30:33, וְהוּכַן‎ consecutive 16:5; Zechariah 5:11; וְהֻכַֿן‎ Nahum 2:6; Participle מוּכָן‎ Proverbs 21:31, plural מוּכָנִים‎ Ezekiel 40:43; —

1 be established, of throne Isaiah 16:5; be fastened, of hooks Ezekiel 40:43.

2 be prepared for (לְ‎ person) Isaiah 30:33 and (לְ‎ temporal) Proverbs 21:31; absolute Nahum 2:6; be ready Zechariah 5:11.

Po`lel. Perfect3masculine singular כּוֺנֵן‎ Psalm 9:8 3t., וְכוֺנֵן‎ consecutive Habakkuk 2:12; suffix כּוֺנְַנָהּ‎ Isaiah 45:18; 2masculine singular כּוֺנַנְתָּ‎ Psalm 99:4; 119:90, כּוֺנָ֑נְתָּה‎ 8:4, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יְכוֺנֵן‎ Isaiah 62:7; suffix וַיְכֹנְַנֶ֑ךָ‎ Deuteronomy 32:6, יְכוֺנְַנֶהָ‎ Psalm 24:2 +, suffix 1 plural וַיְכֻנֶנּוּ‎ Job 31:15 (וַיְכוּנֶּנוּ‎ van d. H); 2masculine singular תְּכוֺנֵן‎ Psalm 7:10; 21:13, etc.; Imperative כּוֺנֵן‎ Job 8:8 (but on text see infra), כּוֺנְַנָה‎ Psalm 90:17, suffix כּוֺנְַנֵהוּ‎ 90:17; — originally make firm; —

1 set up, establish:

a. of men, found, a city Habakkuk 2:12 ("" בנה‎), Psalm 107:36.

b. of God, establish, king's throne 2 Samuel 7:13 = 1 Chronicles 17:12, his own throne Psalm 9:8 (לְמִשְׁמָּט‎), sanctuary Exodus 15:7 (song), a nation Deuteronomy 32:6 (poem; "" עשׂה קנה,‎), a city Psalm 48:9; 87:5, תֵּבֵל‎ 24:2 (with עַל‎, "" יָסַד‎), אֶרֶץ‎ 119:90, compare Isaiah 45:18, also Psalm 68:10 (object omitted, read perhaps צִיָּה אֶרֶץ‎ Bi Che), heavens Proverbs 3:19 ("" יָסַדאָֿ֑רֶץ‎), moon and stars Psalm 8:4; figurative, steps of men 40:3, work of men's hands 90:17 (twice in verse), justice 99:4; establish, i.e. vindicate and make secure to righteous (צַדִּיק‎) 7:10.

2 constitute, make, a man (in womb) Job 31:15 ("" עשׂה‎), compare Psalm 119:73 ("" id.); with accusative + לְ‎ of thing + לְ‎ person reflexive 2 Samuel 7:24 thou hast made for thyself (לְךָ‎), thy people (אֶתעַֿמְּךָ‎) Israel for thyself (לְךָ‎) into a people (לְעָם‎) for ever.

3 fix, so as to be ready, arrow upon (עַל‎) string Psalm 11:2, so (חֵץ‎ omitted) 21:13 (with עַלמְּֿנֵיהֶם‎), and possibly (חֵץ‎ omitted) Isaiah 51:13 (Di Che and others; but dubious, compare Du; verse corrupt according to Che^{Intr. Is. 427}), a bow Psalm 7:13.

4 direct (that is לֵב‎), followed by לְחֵקֶר‎ Job 8:8, i.e. give attention to (but no "" in Po`lel; read perhaps בּוֺנֵן‎, compare Deuteronomy 32:10, see Ol Di).

Po`lal. Perfect be established: כּוֺנָ֑נוּ מִצְעֲדֵיגֶֿבֶר ׳מי‎ Psalm 37:23 from ׳י‎ are a man's steps established; = be prepared כּוֺנָנ֑וּ‎ Ezekiel 28:13 but strike out Co Da after A B ᵑ6‎ and others

Hithpo`el. Imperfect; be established, of house, 3 masculine singular יִתְכּוֺנָ֑ן‎ Proverbs 24:3 ("" יִבָּנֶה‎), of nation, 2 feminine singular תִּכּוֺנָ֑נִי‎ (Ges^{§ 54}. 2. b) Isaiah 54:14; 3feminine singular תִּכּוֺנֵן‎ = be restored, of city Numbers 21:27 (J E; "" תִּבָּנֶה‎); set oneself, take one's stand3masculine plural יִכּוֺנָ֑נוּ‎ Psalm 59:5.