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Hebrew · H3559, H4306

הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר

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 ) · rain

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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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מָטַר H4306 rain
Pronunciation māṭar
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What does הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר (hamekhin la'aretz matar) mean in the Bible?

כּוּן · מָטַר is a Hebrew phrase 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 ) + rain".

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What does כּוּן · מָטַר mean in the Bible?

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 ) + rain".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3559, H4306?

H3559, H4306 is connected to 257 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. 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 ) + rain

Strong's H3559, H4306
Lexical occurrences 257 verses Word forms 6 forms 143 references

Source Gloss

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 ) + rain
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 groups 6 Aligned forms 143
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×
143 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Sources

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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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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