Hebrew · H3559, H3824 · unreviewed

הֵכִין לְבָבוֹ

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 ) · the heart (as the most interior organ);

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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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לֵבָב H3824 the heart (as the most interior organ);
Pronunciation lēbāb
The seat of intellect, emotion, and will—Israel's innermost self where covenant loyalty and moral choice originate.
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What does הֵכִין לְבָבוֹ (hēkîn lǝbābô) mean in the Bible?

כּוּן · לֵבָב is a Hebrew word meaning "to establish, prepare, direct the heart".

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Meaning

to establish, prepare, direct the heart
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
Sequential imperfect Amos 4:12 · Ezek 38:7
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
Participle active Jer 10:12 · Jer 51:15 · Ps 65:7
Cohortative 1Chr 22:5
Infinitive absolute Josh 3:17
Infinitive construct Josh 4:3
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
Imperfect Isa 62:7 · Ps 21:13
Polal
Perfect Ezek 28:13 · Ps 37:23
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action
Participle passive Ezek 40:43 · Prov 21:31
Perfect Isa 30:33
Hithpolel
Imperfect Isa 54:14 · Prov 24:3
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