What does כּוּן · לֵבָב mean in the Bible?
כּוּן · לֵבָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to establish, prepare, direct the heart".
Hebrew · H3559, H3824
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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כּוּןH3559properly, 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 )
Pronunciationtāḵîn
To establish or make firm; God's foundational act of securing covenant order and human readiness.
Open lexicon entry →לֵבָבH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);
Pronunciationlēbāb
The seat of intellect, emotion, and will—Israel's innermost self where covenant loyalty and moral choice originate.
Open lexicon entry →What does הֵכִין לְבָבוֹ (hēkîn lǝbābô) mean in the Bible?
כּוּן · לֵבָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to establish, prepare, direct the heart".
Full entry for הֵכִין לְבָבוֹ (H3559, H3824) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3559, H3824?
H3559, H3824 is connected to 471 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to establish, prepare, direct the heart
Source Gloss
to establish, prepare, direct the heart
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups6Aligned forms143
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action60×
Participle active1Chr 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 2:236×
Imperfect1Chr 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 4:2619×
PerfectEzek 16:7 · Prov 19:29 · 1Kgs 2:463×
Sequential imperfectAmos 4:12 · Ezek 38:72×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action64×
Perfect1Chr 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 78:835×
ImperfectJob 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 29:717×
Sequential imperfect1Sam 23:22 · Isa 14:21 · Jer 51:12 · Josh 1:11 · Prov 24:27 · Ps 119:1336×
Participle activeJer 10:12 · Jer 51:15 · Ps 65:73×
Cohortative1Chr 22:51×
Infinitive absoluteJosh 3:171×
Infinitive constructJosh 4:31×
Polel11×
PerfectIsa 51:13 · Prov 3:19 · Ps 9:8 · Ps 40:3 · Ps 8:4 · Ps 99:4 · Ps 119:90 · Exod 15:17 · Ps 11:29×
ImperfectIsa 62:7 · Ps 21:132×
Polal2×
PerfectEzek 28:13 · Ps 37:232×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action3×
Participle passiveEzek 40:43 · Prov 21:312×
PerfectIsa 30:331×
Hithpolel2×
ImperfectIsa 54:14 · Prov 24:32×
Word Origins
הֵכִין לְבָבוֹ is a primitive root - no further derivation.