Hebrew · H3559, H3162, H8193 · unreviewed

יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶיךָ

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 ) · properly, a unit , i.e. (adverb) unitedly · the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language ; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

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כּוּן H3559 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 )

Pronunciation tāḵîn

To establish or make firm; God's foundational act of securing covenant order and human readiness.

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יַחַד H3162 properly, a unit , i.e. (adverb) unitedly

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שָׂפָה H8193 the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language ; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

Pronunciation saphah

Lip as boundary extends metaphorically to language and edges, treating speech as a defining perimeter of identity.

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What does יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶיךָ (yikkonu yachdav al-sefatekha) mean in the Bible?

כּוּן · יַחַד · שָׂפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "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 )". properly, to be erect (i.

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Meaning

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 )

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 60×

Participle active 1Chr 17:14 · 1Chr 17:24 · 1Kgs 2:45 · 1Sam 23:23 · 1Sam 26:4 · 2Sam 7:16 · 2Sam 7:26 · Deut 13:15 · Deut 17:4 · Exod 8:22 · Exod 19:11 · Exod 19:15 · Exod 34:2 · Gen 41:32 · Hos 6:3 · Isa 2:2 36×

Imperfect 1Chr 16:30 · Jer 30:20 · Prov 12:19 · Prov 20:18 · Ps 89:22 · Ps 93:1 · Ps 96:10 · Ps 141:2 · Prov 12:3 · Prov 16:12 · Prov 29:14 · Ps 89:38 · Ps 101:7 · Ps 102:29 · Ps 140:12 · Prov 4:26 19×

Perfect Ezek 16:7 · Prov 19:29 · 1Kgs 2:46 3×

Sequential imperfect Amos 4:12 · Ezek 38:7 2×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 64×

Perfect 1Chr 15:3 · 1Chr 22:3 · 1Kgs 6:19 · 1Sam 13:13 · 2Chr 2:6 · 2Chr 3:1 · 2Chr 12:14 · 2Chr 27:6 · 2Chr 30:19 · 2Chr 35:20 · Esth 6:4 · Esth 7:10 · Ezra 7:10 · Josh 4:4 · Ps 7:14 · Ps 78:8 35×

Imperfect Job 27:16 · Job 27:17 · Job 38:41 · Judg 12:6 · Prov 16:9 · Prov 21:29 · Ps 78:20 · Deut 19:3 · Ezek 4:7 · Ps 10:17 · Ps 65:10 · Ps 68:11 · Ps 89:3 · Job 15:35 · Prov 6:8 · Job 29:7 17×

Sequential imperfect 1Sam 23:22 · Isa 14:21 · Jer 51:12 · Josh 1:11 · Prov 24:27 · Ps 119:133 6×

Participle active Jer 10:12 · Jer 51:15 · Ps 65:7 3×

Cohortative 1Chr 22:5 1×

Infinitive absolute Josh 3:17 1×

Infinitive construct Josh 4:3 1×

Polel 11×

Perfect Isa 51:13 · Prov 3:19 · Ps 9:8 · Ps 40:3 · Ps 8:4 · Ps 99:4 · Ps 119:90 · Exod 15:17 · Ps 11:2 9×

Imperfect Isa 62:7 · Ps 21:13 2×

Polal 2×

Perfect Ezek 28:13 · Ps 37:23 2×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 3×

Participle passive Ezek 40:43 · Prov 21:31 2×

Perfect Isa 30:33 1×

Hithpolel 2×

Imperfect Isa 54:14 · Prov 24:3 2×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 142 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 39 Participle 39 Imperfect 36 Perfective 11 Imperative 8 Imperfective 4 Participle passive 2 Cohortative 1 Infinitive absolute 1 Infinitive construct 1

Stem

Hiphil 64 Niphal 60 Polel 11 Hophal 3 Polal 2 Hithpolel 2

Mood

Indicative 39 Indicative/jussive 34 Imperative 8 Indicative/cohortative 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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